Virtual Registered Nurse - Advocate Health Hospital at Home (Lutheran General Hospital) .9 1st shift

Department:

34117 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Nursing: Hospital at Home

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Day shift, 12-hour shifts, rotating nights and weekends. **Position will be virtual from Lutheran General hospital to start, then the goal is to transition to virtual from home once training/orientation has been streamlined.

Pay Range

$37.50 - $56.25

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 healthcare 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 by identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses promptly. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.

• Applies ethical decision-making, and 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 professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others. Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored. Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies promptly.

• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• License/Registration/Certification:  Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required: Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).

• Level of Education: Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing

• Years of Experience:  Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing. 

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates progression to provide holistic patient care and the ability to view clinical situations from a patient and family focus.