RN - Cardiac

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services in Illinois seeks a licensed Registered Nurse (RN) to join an interdisciplinary team providing expert nursing care through the nursing process.

You will assess patients via interview, observation and physical examination; develop individualized care plans with patients, families and the healthcare team; implement interventions and evaluate progress to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Assess patient status via interview, observation, and physical examination.
• Develop individualized care plans collaboratively with patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Document care and patient responses accurately, ensuring compliance with policies.
• Operate and troubleshoot medical equipment; performing bedside lab testing with quality control.
• Promote patient and staff safety through proper equipment use and safe handling techniques.
• Participate in performance improvement activities and unit projects to enhance care quality.

Responsibilities

• Assessing patient status via interview, observation, and physical examination.
• Developing individualized care plans collaboratively with patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Implementing interventions to achieve patient outcomes and evaluating progress continuously.
• Documenting care and patient responses accurately, ensuring compliance with policies.
• Demonstrating professional accountability, seeking resources, and maintaining current clinical knowledge.
• Operating and troubleshooting medical equipment; performing bedside lab testing with quality control.
• Promoting patient and staff safety through proper equipment use and safe handling techniques.
• Providing patient education tailored to age, cultural, and developmental needs, ensuring understanding and safety.
• Participating in performance improvement activities, data collection, and unit projects to enhance care quality.
• Collaborating with team members, delegating tasks appropriately, and advocating for patients when needed.

Skills

Assessment

Care planning

Documentation

Communication

Teamwork

Patient education

Safety

Evidence-based practice

Education

Illinois RN license

Job description

We are seeking a licensed Registered Nurse (RN) to join an interdisciplinary team, providing expert nursing care through the application of the nursing process.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Assessing patient status via interview, observation, and physical examination.
• Developing individualized care plans collaboratively with patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Implementing interventions to achieve patient outcomes and evaluating progress continuously.
• Documenting care and patient responses accurately, ensuring compliance with policies.
• Demonstrating professional accountability, seeking resources, and maintaining current clinical knowledge.
• Operating and troubleshooting medical equipment; performing bedside lab testing with quality control.
• Promoting patient and staff safety through proper equipment use and safe handling techniques.
• Providing patient education tailored to age, cultural, and developmental needs, ensuring understanding and safety.
• Participating in performance improvement activities, data collection, and unit projects to enhance care quality.
• Collaborating with team members, delegating tasks appropriately, and advocating for patients when needed.

Qualifications And Skills Required

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 30 days (AHA).
• Current Illinois RN license.
• Strong clinical assessment, care planning, and documentation skills.
• Effective communication, teamwork, and patient education abilities.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, safety, and continuous learning.