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CLINICAL NURSE I - MEDICAL/SURGICAL 6S
Cook County HealthIllinois, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Oct 2024
About the role
PLEASE BE ADVISED that this position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement between Cook County and the National Nurses Organizing Committee. Pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement, Cook County will exhaust internal eligible applicants prior to considering external applicants. Cook County is assembling a list of qualified candidates for this position that will be considered should the position not be filled with internal eligible applicants.
To provide ongoing professional, holistic, and consistent patient centered care to patients experiencing acute and chronic medical and surgical conditions by trained and competent staff according to their job descriptions. A multidisciplinary care approach is implemented to provide the highest standards of nursing care for the medical management of a patient's disease condition for health promotion and maintenance. A safe and therapeutic care environment is provided to the patients for optimal healing, recovery and restoration of functioning and prevention of complications. Opportunities for patient and family education are utilized to improve self-management of symptoms, to encourage follow up care and enhance the quality of life. All health care members of the team collaborate and coordinate care services to reduce the patient's length of stay and improve care outcomes. The nursing staff renders individualized care to all patients admitted for illness, surgical interventions, diagnostic testing, and observation.
Patient care is staffed with a highly skilled and efficient nurse manager, charge nurse, registered nurses, health advocates, patient sitters, and a unit clerk. Staffing needs are based according to patient acuity and unit census and the normal staffing ratio is 1:5. Charge nurses are assigned patients, usually less based on the availability of staff and they are responsible for leading safety huddles, preparing staffing assignment, participating in the interdisciplinary care rounds with physicians, social worker and case manager, conducting safety checks and environment of care rounds, and coordinating admission, transfer and discharge process within the unit. The nursing staff reports to the Nurse manager who works collaboratively with the Director of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer. Nurse Manager also determines scheduling needs for extra shifts/Overtime, evaluates the performance of the staff and ensures staff is providing quality patient care.
JOB SUMMARY
LOCATION: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital (Medical/Surgical - 6S Unit)
SHIFT: 7:00 A.M. - 7:30 P.M. (36 hours a week/72 hours a pay period)
Starting salary is commensurate with years of RN experience
The Clinical Nurse I is a professional care worker who is responsible and accountable for providing and coordinating safe, effective individualized nursing care to critically ill patients and supportive care to significant others. Assess patient's needs and pain, implements, and evaluates nursing care according to established standards. These activities require nursing judgment based on application of scientific principles of nursing, problem solving, and teaching/learning.
Typical Duties
To provide ongoing professional, holistic, and consistent patient centered care to patients experiencing acute and chronic medical and surgical conditions by trained and competent staff according to their job descriptions. A multidisciplinary care approach is implemented to provide the highest standards of nursing care for the medical management of a patient's disease condition for health promotion and maintenance. A safe and therapeutic care environment is provided to the patients for optimal healing, recovery and restoration of functioning and prevention of complications. Opportunities for patient and family education are utilized to improve self-management of symptoms, to encourage follow up care and enhance the quality of life. All health care members of the team collaborate and coordinate care services to reduce the patient's length of stay and improve care outcomes. The nursing staff renders individualized care to all patients admitted for illness, surgical interventions, diagnostic testing, and observation.
Patient care is staffed with a highly skilled and efficient nurse manager, charge nurse, registered nurses, health advocates, patient sitters, and a unit clerk. Staffing needs are based according to patient acuity and unit census and the normal staffing ratio is 1:5. Charge nurses are assigned patients, usually less based on the availability of staff and they are responsible for leading safety huddles, preparing staffing assignment, participating in the interdisciplinary care rounds with physicians, social worker and case manager, conducting safety checks and environment of care rounds, and coordinating admission, transfer and discharge process within the unit. The nursing staff reports to the Nurse manager who works collaboratively with the Director of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer. Nurse Manager also determines scheduling needs for extra shifts/Overtime, evaluates the performance of the staff and ensures staff is providing quality patient care.
JOB SUMMARY
LOCATION: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital (Medical/Surgical - 6S Unit)
SHIFT: 7:00 A.M. - 7:30 P.M. (36 hours a week/72 hours a pay period)
Starting salary is commensurate with years of RN experience
The Clinical Nurse I is a professional care worker who is responsible and accountable for providing and coordinating safe, effective individualized nursing care to critically ill patients and supportive care to significant others. Assess patient's needs and pain, implements, and evaluates nursing care according to established standards. These activities require nursing judgment based on application of scientific principles of nursing, problem solving, and teaching/learning.
Typical Duties
- Identifies, plans, and cares for the total needs of patients taking into consideration the age specific needs of patients served in assigned area of responsibility.
- Performs initial and ongoing assessment/data collection that includes consideration of biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational and discharge planning factors in a systematic manner.
- Formulates an individualized plan of care based on patient's assessed needs, desired outcome and consideration of age related requirements.
- Implements care in knowledgeable, skillful and a safe manner based on established patient and nursing practice standards.
- Evaluates effectiveness of care and revise interventions as appropriate.
- Documents all nursing assessments, treatments, medications, tolerance to procedures, changes in condition, intervention and patient outcomes.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates educational services/programs for patients.
- Makes appropriate and timely decisions in a crisis or emergency situation.
- Performs and/or directs cardio-pulmonary resuscitation activities.
- Operates equipment safely and necessary for providing patient care in assigned clinical areas.
- Works and communicates effectively with a variety of individuals.
- Provides general direction, guidance and coordination of patient care given by other levels of nursing staff.
- Applies knowledge of standard operating policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates awareness of patient/family rights and ethical/legal issues.
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