- Position: Registered Nurse - Telemetry / Med-Surg
- Role Type: Full-Time | In Person (Chicago, IL)
- Experience Required: 1 - 15 Years (Minimum 1 year of clinical experience in the specialty required)
- Compensation: USD 65,000 - 93,000 per annum -(Bonus Eligible)
- Shift Details: 12-hour shifts (7:00 AM - 7:30 PM or 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
Job Summary & Responsibilities
As an RN in Telemetry/Medical-Surgical care, you will provide direct patient care related to the monitoring, assessment, and treatment of cardiac and medical conditions, utilizing critical thinking and problem-solving skills to meet patient needs.
- Provide safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care using critical thinking and advocacy abilities.
- Manage clinical operations of the unit while assuring compliance with professional, regulatory, governmental, and organizational standards.
- Assess physiologic and psychosocial changes in patient condition and report findings to physicians.
- Perform interventions based on identified priorities, care plans, infection control, and hospital policies.
- Educate patients on lifestyle changes, diagnoses, medications, and discharge instructions prior to hospital discharge.
- Document observations and patient care activities accurately in the electronic health record.
- Guide and direct assigned unlicensed assistive personnel in interdisciplinary patient care.
- Collect blood specimens via venipuncture or micro techniques for laboratory analysis.
- Actively participate in Quality Assurance and Process Improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety.
Key Requirements & Qualifications
- Education: Associate degree from a professional nursing program required; BSN or current enrollment in a BSN program preferred.
- Licensure & Certifications:
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) License in the State of Illinois.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider certification.
- Experience: Minimum 1 year of clinical experience in Telemetry/Med-Surg.
- Additional Condition: Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment (subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs).
- 401(k) with 4% matching
- Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance