RN Care Leader: Quality, Safety & Evidence-Based Practice

Advocate Health Care; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Chicago seeks a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care, coordinate with the care team, and uphold safety and quality standards. The role emphasizes applying the nursing process, documenting in EHR, and ongoing professional development.

You may float to other units to meet patient needs and must meet age-specific care requirements. Requirements include a Board of Nursing approved program graduate, 1 year of clinical nursing experience, and RN licensure with

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• 1 year of clinical nursing experience typically required.
• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engages in unit councils, professional governance, and quality initiatives to improve care processes and apply evidence-based practices.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate nursing care, engaging patients and families through the continuum of care.
• Monitors patient conditions, adjusts care plans, mobilizes resources, and collaborates with the care team to influence care outcomes.
• Upholds and promotes a culture of safety.
• May administer medications, treatments, and therapies safely and according to clinical protocols and procedures.
• Maintains accurate, timely EHR documentation.
• May be required to float to other units, departments, care areas, or facilities within the designated service area to meet patient care needs.
• Adhere to the ANA Code of Ethics and practices ethical decision-making, respects interdisciplinary roles, and contributes to integrated, unbiased patient care.
• Appropriate delegation to other Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel (i.e., nurse aides, credentialed medical assistants, etc.).
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his/her age‑specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Skills

Strong clinical judgment and critical

Time management and prioritization

Communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to work in fast-paced setting

Computer/EHR proficiency

Education

Board of Nursing approved program

BSN (preferred)

Job description

Advocate Health Care in Chicago seeks a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care, coordinate with the care team, and uphold safety and quality standards. The role emphasizes applying the nursing process, documenting in EHR, and ongoing professional development.

You may float to other units to meet patient needs and must meet age-specific care requirements. Requirements include a Board of Nursing approved program graduate, 1 year of clinical nursing experience, and RN licensure with