Advocate Health Care

Registered Nurse (RN) PACU

Advocate Health Care$79K — $118K *
Elgin, IL 60120In-Person
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited nursing school with a current IL RN license
  • BSN preferred; ADN with enrollment in BSN completion program acceptable for less than 12 months of experience
  • Current AHA CPR certification
  • Ability to work varied shifts, weekends, and holidays
  • Call required for certain positions, including night and weekend shifts

Responsibilities

  • Lead patient safety and experience initiatives using evidence-based practices
  • Deliver and coordinate patient-centered care throughout recovery
  • Utilize assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation in patient care
  • Support transitions of care between healthcare systems or to home
  • Provide care in a challenging environment with potential exposure to hazards

Benefits

  • Generous paid time off programs
  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care
  • Family support benefits including adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Retirement plans with employer match and educational assistance programs
Full Job Description

Department:

37710 Advocate Sherman Hospital - PACU

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

4-10 hour flex shifts starting at 0700, 0800, 0900, 1000 or 1100

Pay Range:

$38.20 - $57.30

Sherman Hospital

Elgin, IL

Registered Nurse – PACU

Scheduled Hours: 4 -10 hour flex shifts starting at 0700, 0800, 0900, 1000 or 1100

Full Time: 40 Hours a week

CALL REQUIRED- 1 night a week (930p-7a) and every 3rd weekend-one 24-hour shift.

*Must have PACU or Critical Care experience*

Job Summary

Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion and skilled dialogue, the registered nurse leads efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience. The nurse delivers and coordinates patient-centered care across the continuum to support the successful transition of patients to other healthcare delivery systems or their home communities. The registered nurse is responsible for providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the appropriate utilization of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation, in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures.


Position Requirements:

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with Current IL RN license
  • BSN preferred,ADN acceptable with agreement for nurses with less than 12 months of experience to enroll in BSN completion program to be completed in four years. Nurses with more than 12 months experience in direct patient care must possess a BSN or obtain either BSN or Advocate Aurora Health (AAH) recognized nursing certificationwithin one year of the date of hire or becoming eligible to sit for certification, whichever is later.
  • Current AHA CPR
  • Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing needs
  • Certain positions may need to take call
  • Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick
  • Ability to assist in evacuation of patients in the event of a fire or other disaster
  • Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients
  • Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit
  • Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other team member, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

  • Incentive pay for select positions

  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

  • Paid Time Off programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability

  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

  • Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.


About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
Learn more about Advocate Health Care
Size
75,000 employees
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Founded
1976

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