Weekender Registered Nurse CDH OR Full-time Rotating

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare; Winfield (IL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine’s Staff Nurse Inpatient role involves delivering comprehensive nursing care to acutely ill patients on a rotating shift at Central Dupage Hospital. The nurse adheres to ethics, coordinates care, and uses evidence-based practice to guide decisions.

Requirements include a BSN, active IL RN license, and BLS, with additional ER credentials (ACLS, PALS/ENPC & TNCC within 1 year) or Pediatric ER credentials (PALS, TNCC within one year).

Qualifications

• BSN required
• Illinois RN license required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Strong interpersonal skills required
• Ability to collaborate with others required
• Strong analytic abilities required
• ACLS required for ER
• PALS/ENPC & TNCC within 1 year of hire for ER
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support required for Pediatric ER
• TNCC within 1 year for Pediatric ER

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for acutely ill patients.
• Interact effectively with patients, families, and health team members.
• Develop and implement individualized nursing care plans.
• Direct care and coordinate use of any assistants.
• Collaborate with patient, family, physicians, and staff to ensure outcomes.
• Participate in governance, committee work, and unit projects.
• Document patient responses and adjust plans accordingly.
• Apply current evidence to guide nursing practice.

Skills

BSN

Illinois RN license

BLS

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Analytic abilities

ACLS

PALS/ENPC & TNCC within 1 year

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

TNCC within 1 year

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse

Job description

• Full-time
• Job Shift: Rotating
• Salary Range Minimum : $37.00
• Salary Range Maximum: $59.20
• Compensation: USD 37 - USD 59.2 - hourly

Company Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

The Staff Nurse Inpatient reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

See what our staff have to say about working at Central Dupage Hospital!

• A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates and coordinates nursing care to the acutely ill patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation.
• Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice.
• Collects and analyzes data, identifies expected outcomes, develops and implements an individualized plan, coordinates care delivery and evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Directs care and determines the appropriate utilization of any assistant involved in providing direct patient care.
• Collaborates with patient, family, physicians and ancillary staff. Creates a documented plan, focused on outcomes and decisions related to the care and delivery of services that indicates communications with patients, families, and others.
• Participates in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
• Evaluates and documents the patient’s responses to nursing interventions in the health record and properly individualizes the plan of care based on the evaluation of findings.
• Utilizes the best available evidence, including research findings to guide practice decisions.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse
• Basic Life Support
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate with others
• Strong analytic abilities
• Additional requirements for the Emergency Room:
  • ACLS
  • PALS/ENPC & TNCC within one year of hire
• Additional requirements for the Pediatric Emergency Room:
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • TNCC within one year of hire

Preferred:

• Experience in specific clinical area
• Additional preferences for the Emergency Room and the Pediatric Emergency Room:
  • Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS)
  • Emergency Communications Registered Nurse
  • Certified Pediatric Nurse
  • Certified Emergency Nurse
• PALS
• ACLS

Additional Information

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.

Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings.

If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.