Registered Nurse-Emergency Department Full-Time Evenings

Company Description

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

Are you a nurse who is passionate about providing community-based care through a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach at a Magnet recognized facility?  Do you enjoy providing leadership, education, and high-quality evidenced-based patient care through advanced technology? If so, I would encourage you to apply for this ER RN role at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital.

Sign-on Bonus! Registered Nurse-Emergency Department Full-Time Evenings. $2,000 sign-on bonus.

Internal and external New Grads are eligible to receive the sign-on bonus, this does not include internal experienced RN to RN transfers

Kishwaukee Emergency Department

• 34 bed Emergency Department, including Primary Stroke Center with Tele-Stroke Robot for NMH Academic Center Neurology Consults
• Wide variety of patients including trauma, critical care, cardiac, neurology/stroke, behavioral health, and pediatric
• Robust ancillary support including coverage from Care Coordination and Social Work.
• Our Emergency Department leadership team has a long history within NM Kishwaukee Hospital with a continued focus on growth opportunities and succession planning.
• We offer an opportunity to join various committees including Unit-based Shared Decision Making Committee.
• Fostering a comprehensive Nurse Residency Program that allows new graduate RN’s to succeed a career in Emergency Medicine.
• Staff are able to gain additional certifications including:  ECRN, SANE, TNCC, ENPC

The Staff Nurse Inpatient-Kishwaukee 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 Registered Nurse performs established procedures in accordance with hospital and the department of patient care services philosophy, policies, and standards.  Care is provided with consideration to developmental needs and abilities.  The RN uses the nursing process to ensure the delivery of high-quality evidence-based nursing care to the patient and family

Responsibilities:

• According to hospital and unit specific guidelines and standards of practice, completes an assessment for each assigned patient reflecting age specific physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and environmental variables affecting the patient. Recognizes signs of abuse/neglect.
• Assesses patient/family educational needs, abilities, learning preferences, and readiness to learn
• Anticipates potential problems including those related to the patient’s disease entity, adjustment to disease, physical complications, knowledge deficit, discharge needs, and family support
• Develops and updates nursing plan of care based on patient assessment and nursing diagnosis with input from interdisciplinary team members and patient/family/significant others; patient/family education and discharge planning needs are assessed and included in the plan of care
• Initiates and coordinates effective communication with physicians and/or other healthcare providers by reporting and recording pertinent observations and reactions regarding patient/family/significant others
• Assesses patient response to treatment regime, recognizes and analyzes the cause of patient’s symptoms and changing condition and initiates appropriate nursing interventions
• Prioritizes the care needs for assigned patients by demonstrating ability to readjust priorities with changing patient status or unit activity
• Actively participates in discharge planning from time of admission as evidenced by documenting patient teaching, patient/family understanding of plan, and timely referrals, etc.
• Applies Standards of Care in the provision of safe patient care, with consideration given to normal characteristics of growth and development throughout the life span, consulting with team and clinical development coordinator, as needed (see Standards of Care). Follows OSHA standards according to guidelines and policies/procedures
• Appropriate age-specific inter