Overview

Riverside Healthcare is seeking a skilled and dedicated Team Leader Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Medical-Surgical Unit and Perioperative Department in Kankakee, Illinois. This leadership role involves overseeing daily operations in the surgical unit while providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients undergoing various medical and surgical treatments. The RN will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in a fast-paced environment, ensuring high standards and facilitating effective teamwork among nursing staff.

The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical and interpersonal skills, excellent communication abilities, and a commitment to delivering patient-centered care. They must be adept at managing multiple tasks efficiently and flexible with assignments within their professional scope and licensure. Join us in fostering a collaborative environment that prioritizes patient safety and satisfaction

Essential Duties

• Patient Assessment and Care Planning: Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients physical, emotional, and psychological needs. Develop and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
• Treatment Administration: Administer medications, treatments, and procedures as ordered by the provider. Monitor patient responses to treatments, adjusting care plans as necessary to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Patient Monitoring: Continuously monitor vital signs, physical condition, and responses to interventions. Document all observations and changes in patient status accurately and promptly.
• Leadership and Mentorship: Lead and mentor a team of perioperative nurses and support staff, fostering a collaborative environment to deliver exceptional patient care. Conduct performance evaluations and provide ongoing education and training for nursing staff.
• Coordination of Care: Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care activities, including pre-operative assessments, intra-operative management, and post-operative follow-up. Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and contribute to discharge planning.
• Documentation and Compliance: Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and hospital standards.
• Patient Education and Experience: Educate patients and their families about medical conditions, treatment options, and post-discharge care. Engage with patients to promote comfort and understanding, addressing concerns with empathy and professionalism.
• Quality Improvement and Protocol Development: Develop, implement, and evaluate nursing protocols and policies to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards. Participate in departmental meetings and contribute to continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Emergency Response: Respond to medical emergencies with quick and effective interventions, including performing life-saving procedures and stabilizing patients as needed.
• Infection Control: Adhere to infection control protocols and ensure a clean and safe environment for patients and staff, implementing standard precautions to prevent the spread of infections.
• Flexibility: Demonstrate flexibility with assignments within professional scope, duties, and licensure while contributing to a positive and collaborative work environment. Offer constructive feedback and engage in open communication to promote teamwork and mutual respect.

Non-essential Duties

• Assist with the recruitment and onboarding of new nursing staff.
• Support the management in budget preparation and resource allocation.
• Engage in community outreach and education programs as needed.
• Participate in research and evidence-based practice initiatives within the department.

Responsibilities

Preferred Experience

• Background in surgical care preferred

Required Licensure/Education

• Current Illinois RN registration
• Current CPR

Preferred Education

• ACLS &PALS certification or within 3 months of hire
• Master's degree in Nursing preferred.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Compensation

• Base compensation within the positions pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift differential, on-call
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits - .5 to 1.0 FTE

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Benefits - .001 to .49 FTE:

• Paid Leave Hours accrued as you work

Employee Health Requirements

Exposure/Sensory Requirements

Exposure to:

• Chemicals: Refer to MSDS sheets
• Video Display Terminals: Average
• Blood and Body Fluids: Diagnostic composite of patients, frequent contact with intravenous devices, and high potential for contact with contaminated body fluids (blood, stool, vomitus) and administration of blood does create a high risk. use of needleless IV system, universal precautions and protective equipment minimize risk.
• TB or Airborne Pathogens: Patient diagnostic presentations do pose high risk; however, usage of protective wear and universal precautions reduces risk.

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):

• Speech: Required to communicate with patient/families/staff/MDs. Ability to ask for help.
• Vision: Required to observe patients and their physical assessment, ability to read reports, ability to read machines.
• Smell: Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety.
• Hearing: Necessary to hear alarms, calls for help and to hear patient verbalizations; ability to listen for lung, bowel, heart sounds.
• Touch: Necessary to assess patients, need to distinguish between hot and cold.

Activity/Lifting Requirements

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:

• Sit: 10%
• Twist: 4%
• Stand: 40%
• Crawl: 0%
• Walk: 25%
• Kneel: 1%
• Lift: 10%
• Drive: 0%
• Squat: 1%
• Climb: 1%
• Bend: 30%
• Reach above shoulders: 3%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:

• Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 20 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 35 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally
• Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 100 lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):

• Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
• Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
• Lifting equipment - carry 25'- 150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays).
• Carry charts 25'-150' waist high.
• Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs.
• Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:

• Sit: 30
• Twist: 15
• Stand: 60
• Crawl: 0
• Walk: 10
• Kneel: 0
• Lift: 5
• Drive: 0
• Squat: 2
• Climb: 1
• Bend: 15
• Reach above shoulders: 2

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):

• Simple grasp up to 10 lbs.
• Normal weight: <5#
• Pushing &pulling - 50-200 lbs: Occasionally
• Fine Manipulation: Typing in computer, omnicell, using pens to chart, drawing up meds in syringe and administration, starting IV's.

Leg Strength - Up to 50 lbs: Occasionally- (repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: utilized in positioning beds during transport; x-ray, surgery or in an emergency situation from floor to floor, locking beds or cardiac chairs.)

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards

• Environmental Factors (Time Spent):
• Inside hours: 6-40
• Outside hours: 0
• Temperature: Normal Range
• Lighting: Average
• Noise levels: Average
• Humidity: Normal Range
• Atmosphere:
• Special Hazards: Radiation, Chemical, Explosive - Chemical-drugs; Explosive-oxygen; Radiation-cesium implants and radioactive iodine therapy.
• Protective Clothing Required: As required for chemotherapy or in cases of isolation, i.e. gloves, gowns, masks, goggles.

Pay RangeUSD $37.17 - USD $49.30 /Hr