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Registered Nurse Float Pool Medical Surgical Full Time Nights $5K Sign On Bonus

Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, US
Permanent
Full-time

Description

If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.

The Clinical Nurse - Float 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 role of the professional clinical nurse is unique and essential to the care of the patient. The nurse demonstrates that unique and essential function through the framework for nursing practice.

With 1 or more years of experience as an RN, Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Float Pool has an opportunity for you to grow your professional nursing career.

Float pool Medical / Surgical / Oncology serves to fill the gaps in staffing across 25 different units. These units include medicine, surgery, transplant, orthopedics, oncology, cardiology, observation, neurology, multiple step-down units and more.

Every shift will look different, on a different floor with a different team to provide a wide array of opportunity for growth in many different specialties.

Float pool has its own leadership team to provide continual guidance and support.

Float Pool allows for nurses to advance their skill set by combining cutting-edge technology and critical thinking skills to provide evidence-based comprehensive nursing care to our highly complex patient population throughout the entire hospital.

Float pool offers an environment that supports teamwork and collaboration from all members of the interdisciplinary team.

In float pool, nurses have the opportunity to get involved through departmental quality committees and contribute to advancements in our evidence-based nursing care by participating in our LEAD (Lead, Excel and Develop) program.

Float Pool provides opportunities for professional growth and development and encourages lifelong learning to continue career advancement in the nursing field.

Responsibilities :
  • Advocate :
  • Advocate :
  • Practices in accordance with the patient centered care model.
  • Develops an individualized age-specific culturally sensitive nursing plan of care for the patient that is based on the nursing process.
  • Incorporates the role of patient advocate into the plan of care.
  • Uses a team approach to develop and achieve daily patient-centered individualized care goals.
  • Acknowledges and values the contributions of the patients significant others as an integral part of the plan of care.
  • Identifies potential conflict situations and facilitates resolution using established communication channels.
  • Promotes and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient.
  • Protects patients by maintaining a safe environment.
  • Clinical Expert :
  • Advances clinical expertise, as demonstrated through pursuit of informal and formal continuing education opportunities and obtaining specialty certification when eligible.
  • Continuously enhances skills and abilities to ensure the highest quality patient care.
  • Shares knowledge and expertise through educating team members, patients and students.
  • Demonstrates critical thinking by integrating theoretical knowledge and expertise to pose relevant clinical questions when evidence and practice differ.
  • Identifies priorities, sets realistic and measurable goals, prescribes and implements nursing interventions in a safe and timely manner.
  • Develops and implements individualized education plans for patients and families using suitable instructional materials and methods.
  • Evaluates and documents the patients responses to nursing interventions in the health record and properly individualizes the plan of care based on the evaluation of findings.
  • Identifies situations that require further intervention and escalates appropriately; consults appropriate experts and resources when needed.
  • Participates in the formation, implementation and evaluation of team goals.
  • Appropriately delegates and supervises interventions to implement the plan of care.
  • Conveys complete, timely and accurate information at hand off at the bedside or any hand off.
  • Adheres to ethical standards of practice.
  • Community Volunteer :
  • Participates in one or more volunteer initiatives annually, Northwestern Medicine-organized or on his / her own.
  • Compassionate :
  • Consistently demonstrates interpersonal connections with patients and families from introduction through discharge.
  • Proactively responds to patient concerns such as speaking to patients about possible / expected delays in plan of care.
  • Treats patients, families, visitors and staff in a caring manner with respect and dignity.
  • Facilities recovery and where appropriate helps ensure a peaceful death for patients.
  • Professionally Engaged :
  • Is a member of a professional organization or participates on an Northwestern Medicine committee or taskforce at the hospital-wide, departmental, or unit level.
  • Demonstrates accountability and collaborative practice with co-workers, other disciplines, and departments.
  • Assumes responsibility for continued professional growth and education reflecting knowledge and understanding of current nursing practice.
  • Serves as a community mentor for team members.
  • Serves as a preceptor for new team members.
  • Participates in the peer feedback process by conducting a constructive assessment and evaluation of peer performance.
  • Works collaboratively with all hospital services to accomplish daily work and maintain an environment of excellence.
  • Participates in the development of policies, procedures and systems to support safe and effective care and advance nursing practice at NMH through the Shared Leadership Process.
  • Assumes personal responsibility for meeting internal (i.e. Best People profile, ELMs, CPR, and health requirements) and external regulatory and accreditation requirements.
  • Identifies opportunities for innovation and quality improvement; participates in innovation projects and the quality improvement process, including unit based quality committees.

    • Demonstrates accountability to Northwestern Medicine strategic, operational and fiscal goals.
    • Exemplifies a professional image in appearance and communications.
    • Maintains and advances the professional image of nursing and the practice of professional nursing through an ongoing analysis of resources.
    • Professional organizations, literature, electronic resources, etc.

    AA / EOE

    INDC

    LI-AD1

    Qualifications

    Required :

    • Graduate of an NLN accredited school / college of nursing.
    • Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or higher.
    • Current State of Illinois, Registered Professional Nurse license.
    • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation recognition (healthcare provider level).
    • Analytic ability (conceptual and quantitative).
    • Oral, listening and written communication skills.
    • Strong human relation skills to interact effectively and collaborate with others in difficult situations.
    • Use of a keyboard to enter or retrieve data.

    Preferred :

    • Experience in specific clinical area.
    • Nursing specialty certification, if eligible.

    Equal Opportunity

    Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

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