Special Procedures Nurse (CCD5) - Full Time, Days

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Special Procedures Nurse for our Prep & Recovery department here in Hyde Park. At UChicago Medicine, we bring the world’s most innovative approaches to patients with all conditions, from common to complex. You will be able to work with physicians who are constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility, conducting groundbreaking research, and providing lifesaving, personalized patient care. This position is 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.  

 

As a Special Procedures Nurse, you will be responsible for providing nursing care that is goal-directed and adapted to the needs of an individual, a family, and/or community during health and illness. 

 

In this role under the direction of an Attending Physician or a licensed independent practitioner, RN provides technically complex and high risk nursing care services to patients which may include one or more of the following categories:  sedation, intravenous infusions, complex procedures, e.g., lumbar puncture, cardiac catherization; This may also include specialized monitoring during procedure and recovery phase; The RN may have Charge Nurse responsibility for his/her assigned unit.

 

Essential Job Functions

• Represents The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) positively with the prospective, former, and current communities we serve; interacts effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and other customers of our services; demonstrates knowledge of UCMC's operating practices.
• Upholds the Mission Statement of UCMC: to provide superior health care in a compassionate manner, ever mindful of each patient’s dignity and individuality. To accomplish our mission, we call upon the skills and expertise of all who work together to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and further the knowledge of those dedicated to caring.
• Handles confidential information consistent with Federal HIPAA legislation.
• Performs a variety of clinical and research procedures with efficiency and high standards of quality; assures that the proper protocol is used for each sedation.
• Provides patient care in a compassionate and empathetic manner; demonstrates knowledge of age-specific considerations in the provision of care. Involves a multidisciplinary team as needed to support patient and family psychological, social, and spiritual needs.
• Accurately completes required patient assessment, documentation, and interpretations for each patient encounter. Possesses sound professional judgment for timely physician intervention as needed. Recognizes patient conditions requiring immediate actions, initiates appropriate life-supporting interventions while communicating appropriately with physicians.
• Maintains nursing equipment and work areas in proper working condition; reports malfunctioning equipment or housekeeping issues to the appropriate person. Maintains a neat and clean work area with equipment. Maintains adequate inventory control of all necessary supplies. Emergency equipment is maintained with adequate availability, good working order, and restocked as needed with a fiscal awareness and accountability.
• Interfaces with customers, specifically patients, families, visitors, and UCMC staff in a professional, positive, and accommodating manner; demonstrates knowledge of AIDET principles and employs them in all situations; demonstrates flexibility in accommodating special needs of customers whenever possible.
• Performs all required Quality Assurance testing as indicated or as required by UCMC.
• Rotates to clinical areas as directed to assist in safe staffing ratios; utilizes resources to safely transport sedated patients to an appropriate or designated area within the UCMC.

 

Required Qualifications

• A completed Associate Degree in Nursing
• Associate Degree Nurses are required to enroll in a BSN program within six (6) to nine (9) months of hire, and make progress toward and complete their BSN degree within 30 months. ADN nurses receive 100% tuition reimbursement towards a BSN degree from an accredited program
• Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the State of Illinois
• Current BLS, ACLS, and/or PALS Certifications

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

• BSN degree or higher
• Leadership/Management experience in the area of specialty
• Experience working in a research environment
• 2 years of recent Critical Care experience
• One additional certification in an area of specialty

 

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