Registered Nurse (RN) – Med/Tele .9 7p

Department:

35208 Aurora St. Lukes Medical Center - Telemetry: IU 11LM Medicine

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

7 p to 7a Every third weekend and 50% of the Holidays

Want more variety? Well then, you’ve come to the right place! Come join our team where you’ll gain lots of experience. 11LM is a 23-bed medical telemetry unit which specializes in everything medical. It’s an exciting, fast paced floor that provides excellent learning opportunities for new RNs. If you join our AMAZING team you will have the opportunity care for a diverse array of patients and provide patient education, collaborate with the social worker, pharmacist, registered dieticians, PT/OT, and the physicians. In addition to that you will be able assist the patients themselves to enable them to handle their health care needs at home. We see patients with pneumonia, diabetes, opioid addiction, thrombus, PE, A-fib, chest pain, and the list goes on. Our highly skilled nurses monitor patients on insulin, heparin, and other cardiac gtts, chest tubes, trachs, and wound vacs just to name a few and work with a fun, engaged, knowledgeable group of nurses.

Perks of joining

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus!

• Up to $20,000 Loan Support Program!
• Up to $7,200 Education Assistance
• Nurse Residency Program for Newly Licensed RNs
• Nursing Certification fee paid through ANCC’s Success Pays Program
• Comprehensive and progressive 12 weeks orientation
• Mentor/Mentee Program available for all nurses
• Continuing Education Credits
• Robust Nursing Shared Governance
• Generous Benefits package

Weekend Differential $2/hr

Night Shift Differential $5/hr

Weekend Program Differential $11/hr

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/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience.
• Participates in