Registered Nurse VIRTUAL Drop In Interviews for Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital May 21st 2024

Company Description

With 425 licensed beds and more than 600 affiliated physicians, Palos Hospital – located in Palos Heights, IL, 22 miles from downtown Chicago – serves the city’s south and southwest suburbs. Palos Hospital offers advanced technology in a scenic, healing environment. Accredited by The Joint Commission, Palos Hospital is continually recognized as a premier healthcare provider by healthcare rating systems.

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better healthcare, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. At Northwestern Medicine, we pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, we take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

If you are a Registered Nurse, we invite you to attend a virtual hiring event on May 21st!

In your application, please note your areas of interest and a Talent Acquisition Professional will be in touch to schedule a virtual interview with you for the day of the event.

Positions Available:

• Registered Nurse
• New Grad RN's are welcome to apply

*Up to $5,000 in Sign-On Bonuses for Registered Nurse roles. Conditions vary; inquire for more information.

Departments Hiring

• Operating Room – Day shift and Evening shift
  • Requires: OR experience
• Pre-Procedure – Day shift and PM shift offered
  • Requires: Critical Care or Telemetry experience
• PACU – Day shift and PM shift offered
  • Requires: PACU or Critical Care experience
• CVICU Unit – Night shift
  • Requires: ICU or CVICU experience
• Intermediate Care Unit – Night shift
  • Requires: Telemetry experience, ability to interpret EKG strips
• Telemetry Stepdown Unit – Night shift
• Medical Surgical – Part-Time Day shift or Full-Time Night shift
• Medical Surgical Orthopedics – Night shift
• Medical Surgical Neuro – Night shift
• Home Health – Day shift
• Emergency Department - Day or shift or Night shift

Shifts Available:

Please note that a large majority of our openings are on the NIGHT shift at this time.

The Registered Nurse reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The role of the professional Registered Nurse is unique and essential to the care of the patient. The nurse demonstrates that unique and essential function through the framework for nursing practice.

Whether you are a new graduate or an experienced RN, Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital has an opportunity for you to grow your professional nursing career.  

Responsibilities:

Advocate:

• Practices in accordance with the patient centered care model.
• Develops an individualized age-specific culturally sensitive nursing plan of care for the patient that is based on the nursing process.
• Incorporates the role of patient advocate into the plan of care.
• Uses a team approach to develop and achieve daily patient-centered individualized care goals.
• Acknowledges and values the contributions of the patients significant others as an integral part of the plan of care.
• Identifies potential conflict situations and facilitates resolution using established communication channels.
• Promotes and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient.
• Protects patients by maintaining a safe environment.

Clinical Expert:

• Advances clinical expertise, as demonstrated through pursuit of informal and formal continuing education opportunities and obtaining specialty certification when eligible.
• Continuously enhances skills and abilities to ensure the highest quality patient care.
• Shares knowledge and expertise through educating team members, patients and students.
• Demonstrates critical thinking by integrating theoretical knowledge and expertise to pose relevant clinical questions when evidence and practice differ.
• Identifies priorities, sets realistic and measurable goals, prescribes and im