Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical Neurosurgery Unit

Department:

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Sign-On Bonus: Up to $10,000
Student Loan Forgiveness: Up to $20,000
Tuition Assistance: Up to $7,200
RN Referral Bonus: $5,000 (for Advocate Aurora teammates)
Military/Veteran Friendly Employer

New Graduate RNs Encouraged to Apply!

Unit Overview:

Join our 24-bed Neurosurgical Unit, where you’ll care for a diverse and complex patient population, including:

• Post-operative craniotomies for bleed evacuation, AVMs, and tumor resections
• Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine surgeries
• Hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke patients as part of our Comprehensive Stroke Program
• A high volume of cervical and spinal surgery patients, along with medical overflow cases

As part of the Aurora Neuroscience Innovation Institute (ANII), our unit offers exposure to the latest neurosurgical techniques and cutting-edge care.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive, evidence-based patient care using the nursing process
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, therapeutic, and compassionate care
• Use clinical judgment, skilled communication, and critical thinking to support optimal patient outcomes
• Contribute to a positive patient experience across the continuum of care

Why Join Us?

• Enjoy a supportive team culture that values fun and connection—our unit regularly hosts team-building activities and participates in community outreach events
• Work in an environment that encourages teamwork, learning, and patient-centered care

Major Responsibilities:

• Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care. Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
• Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient’s condition, status, and need for care. Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur. Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.
• Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety. Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary. Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family.
• Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care. Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.
• Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed. Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members. Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
• Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
• Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines. Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.
• Participates in quality/pro