Schedule: Full time
Shift: Night (United States of America)
Address: 120 N OAK ST
City: HINSDALE
State: Illinois
Postal Code: 60521
Job Description: - Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments to evaluate patients' physical, mental, and emotional health.
- Develop and implement individualized care plans based on assessment findings and patient needs.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary care by facilitating collaboration among healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, and therapists.
- Monitor patient progress, regularly review, and adjust care plans based on patient responses and outcomes. Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the healthcare team to ensure everyone is informed and involved in the care process.
- Document patient information accurately, including assessments, care plans, interventions, and outcomes in the patient's medical record.
- Administer medications and treatments safely, ensuring adherence to protocols and patient safety.
- Educate patients and families about diagnoses, treatment options, and care plans to promote understanding and compliance.
- Supervise and direct the activities of nursing and support staff, ensuring adherence to care standards and evaluating performance. Evaluate discharge planning needs and coordinate patients' discharge requirements to ensure a smooth transition from hospital to home or another care facility.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and established policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Address and resolve issues related to patient care, staffing, and resource allocation, implementing solutions to improve processes and outcomes.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Skills required to work in the emergency department as defined by unit
- Must be able to use a high level of abstract reasoning to assess patients, evaluate interventions, and revise the plan of care according to patient outcomes
- Basic computer skills - must be able to navigate Microsoft Windows-based programs
- Demonstrated proficiency in acute-care nursing, knowledge, and skills
- Able to navigate and manage multiple priorities
- Uses independent discretion/decision-making
- Able to make decisions under pressure
- Manages anger/fear/hostility
- Manages stress appropriately
- Works alone effectively
- Able to work effectively in close proximity to others and/or in a distracting environment
- Works with others effectively
- Fluent in the English language (spoken and written)
- Demonstrates commitment to purposeful hourly visits and other established consumer experience strategies
- Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, and valid AHA Advanced life support certification (ACLS, PALS, NRP) per specialty/unit requirements
- Internship and/or preceptorship dependent upon nursing experience
- Unit-specific competencies met per orientation pathway
- The majority of employees will require a minimum of 12 months after orientation completed to achieve proficiency
Education: - Associate's of Nursing [Required]
- Bachelor's of Nursing [Preferred]
Work Experience: - 1+ 12 lead ekg experience [Required]
- 1+ acute hospital experience [Preferred]
Licenses and Certifications: - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Cert (ACLS) [Preferred]
- Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]
- Certified Clinical Perfusionist (CCP) [Preferred]
- Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) [Preferred]
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) [Preferred]
- AVADE (AVADE) [Preferred]
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program - Advanced (NRP-A) [Preferred]
- Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
- Trauma Nurse Course Certified (TNCC) [Preferred]
- Chemotherapy Certificate (CHEMO) [Preferred]
Physical Requirements: (Please click the link below to view work requirements)
Physical Requirements - https://tinyurl.com/49cf4xnf
Pay Range:$33.94 - $57.08
