RN: Lead Patient Care & Quality Improvement

Advocate Health Care; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Downers Grove seeks a registered nurse to engage in unit councils, professional governance, and quality initiatives, applying evidence-based care and the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate patient care.

You will monitor patient conditions, collaborate with care teams, ensure safety, document in EHR, and may float to other units to meet needs, while adhering to ethics and licensing requirements.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a board-approved nursing education program.
• RN license in good standing.
• Strong clinical judgment and critical thinking.

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 throughout 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.
• Continuously evaluates patient, team, and unit outcomes, taking action as needed.
• May administer medications, treatments, and therapies safely and according to clinical protocols and procedures.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution, fostering team collaboration and appropriate delegation.
• Pursues professional development, completes required education, and maintains certifications.
• Adhere to the ANA Code of Ethics and practices ethical decision-making, respecting interdisciplinary roles, and contributing to integrated, unbiased patient care.
• Appropriate delegation to other Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and unlicensed assistive personnel.
• 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.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and provide age-appropriate care as described in department standards.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Time management

Communication

Adaptability

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

BSN

Board of Nursing approved program

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

Advocate Health Care in Downers Grove seeks a registered nurse to engage in unit councils, professional governance, and quality initiatives, applying evidence-based care and the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate patient care.

You will monitor patient conditions, collaborate with care teams, ensure safety, document in EHR, and may float to other units to meet needs, while adhering to ethics and licensing requirements.