Special Procedures Nurse, Full-Time Days (CERT)

The University of Chicago Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading academic health-care system as a Special Procedures Nurse at UChicago Medicine. You will provide high-risk nursing care, perform complex procedures, and ensure compassionate patient care while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. This full-time role requires an RN license and relevant clinical experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of clinical experience considered in lieu of degree.
• Current Illinois RN license and CPR, ACLS, PALS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide technically complex and high-risk nursing care services.
• Perform clinical and research procedures efficiently.
• Recognize urgent patient conditions and initiate life-support interventions.

Skills

Compassionate Patient Care

Clinical Judgment

Communication

Education

BSN

RN License

Job description

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic health-care system at UChicago Medicine as a Special Procedures Nurse, on our main Hyde Park campus.

Under the direction of an Attending Physician or a licensed independent practitioner, the RN provides technically complex and high-risk nursing care services to patients, which may include sedation, intravenous infusions, complex procedures (e.g., lumbar puncture, cardiac catheterization). This may also include specialized monitoring during procedures and recovery phases. The RN may have Charge Nurse responsibilities for their assigned unit.

Essential Job Functions

• Represent The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) positively to the community we serve; interact effectively with faculty, staff, and other service users; demonstrate knowledge of UCMC's operating practices.
• Uphold UCMC's Mission Statement: to provide superior healthcare with compassion, respecting each patient's dignity and individuality.
• Utilize skills and expertise to advance medical innovation, serve community health needs, and contribute to knowledge in the field.
• Handle confidential information in accordance with Federal HIPAA legislation.
• Perform clinical and research procedures efficiently, adhering to proper protocols for sedation.
• Provide compassionate, empathetic patient care, considering age-specific needs; involve multidisciplinary teams as necessary to support psychological, social, and spiritual needs.
• Complete accurate patient assessments, documentation, and interpretations; exercise sound professional judgment for timely physician intervention.
• Recognize urgent patient conditions, initiate life-support interventions, and communicate appropriately with physicians.
• Maintain nursing equipment and work areas; report malfunctions or housekeeping issues.
• Keep work areas and equipment neat and clean; manage inventory of supplies.
• Ensure emergency equipment is available, functional, and restocked as needed, with fiscal responsibility.
• Interface professionally with patients, families, visitors, and staff; employ AIDET principles; accommodate customer needs whenever possible.
• Perform required Quality Assurance tests; assist in safe staffing and patient transport within UCMC.

Required Qualifications

• RN license required; BSN preferred; 5+ years of clinical experience considered in lieu of degree.
• Current Illinois RN license.
• Current CPR, ACLS, and PALS certifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership or management experience in the specialty area.
• Experience in a research environment.
• 2-3 years recent critical care, emergency room, or oncology nursing experience.
• Additional certification in the specialty area.

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: 1.0, Full-time
• Shift: Days
• Unit/Department: Proc Cert - Hyde Park
• CBA Code: NNU