Department:

02408 AMG Aurora Highland Ave - Surgery: Orthopedics

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday-Friday, hours vary based on surgery times and locations

Clinic time at 5 different locations: Batavia, Downers Grove, Aurora and Naperville

Surgery time at Aurora or Downers Grove

****$5000 SIGN ON BONUS FOR EXTERNAL HIRES*****

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide first or second assisting for specified surgical procedures as needed and assigned for patients of all ages.
• Assuring/Improving Quality Care: Facilitates the patient and family’s right to receive quality, cost effective care.
• Nursing Process: Demonstrates the use of nursing process as a problem-solving model.
• Patient/Staff Education: Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the learning needs of patients and families. Utilizes appropriate resources to meet those needs and achieve positive patient outcomes. Assists in creating an environment that promotes educational growth opportunities for nursing peers and colleagues.
• Leadership/Collaboration/Professional Development: Demonstrates respect and understanding for peers and other clinical disciplines and participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated approach to care. Demonstrates leadership behaviors and is committed to the development of self and others.
• Nurse/Patient Relationship: Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.

Licensure/Certifications Required:

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Illinois
• CNOR or CRNFA Certifications
• CPR certification

Education/Certifications/Experience Required:

•  BSN required, graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Completion of RNFA program
• 3 years of perioperative experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to independently perform scrub duties

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.

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.