at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Location Chicago, Illinois
Business Unit Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Job REQID 107876
Job Function Clinical Nurse
Shift Day Job (1st)
Benefits
$10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
$10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
$1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
$250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
Matching 401(k)
Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
Life insurance
Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
Paid time off and Holiday pay
Pay Starting at: $34.00+ per hour based on experience
Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of colleagues who are purpose-driven and committed to our mission to deliver world-class care. Here, you'll work alongside some of the best clinical talent in the nation leading the way in medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
We recognize where you've been, and we support where you're headed. We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, which fuel our commitment to equity and culture of service.
Grow your career with comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support and student loan repayment.
Create the life you envision for yourself with flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well-Being Fund and a Total Rewards package that support your physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being.
Make a difference through volunteer opportunities we offer in local communities and drive inclusive change through our workforce-led resource groups.
From discovery to delivery, come help us shape the future of medicine.
Description
Non-Invasive Clinical Nurse:
Flexible schedule, (4) 10hr shifts, no nights, no weekends, no holidays, no call
Procedural nursing inTransesophageal echocardiograms, Cardioversions,Stress Tests, and Nuclear Stress Tests.
Team-driven patient care working closely with cardiology fellows, cardiology attendings, sonographers,exercise physiologists,nuclear techs, and management
Transesophageal Echocardiograms
Chart review of inpatients and outpatients,verifying within normal lab values prior to procedures
Communication with inpatient bedside nurses, ordering providers, and patient transport
Procedural prep including IV placement, vital signs, labs
Intra-procedural moderate sedation administration, vital signs monitoring, airway management.
Post-procedural hand off
**Some of these procedures are done with anesthesia and are followed up with a cardioversion. RN intra-procedural responsibilities change slightly with team needs**
Dobutamine Stress Tests
Chart review of inpatients and outpatients,verifying within normal lab values prior to testing
Procedural prep including patient assessment, explaining procedure to patient, and IV placement
Intra-procedural medication titration, vital sign monitoring, continued patient assessment during and after medication administration. Patient receives medication while continuous EKG is monitored by anexercise physiologistand echo is performed by a sonographer.
Nuclear Stress Tests:
Chart review of inpatients and outpatients. Scheduling inpatients
Preprocedural prep including patient assessment, explaining procedure to patient, and IV placement. RN is also responsible for calling outpatients 2 days prior to schedule with instructions.
Intra-procedural vasodilator medication administration, vital signs monitoring, continued patient assessment after medication. Patient receives medication while continued EKG is monitored by an electrophysiologist and radioactive isotope administration by a nuclear tech. This procedure can be performed in an open stress bay or in a PET scanner.
The Clinical Nursereflects 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.
Based on the NMH framework for practice, the registered professional clinical nurse (RN) is accountable and responsible for the provision and coordination of clinically competent, evidence-based care for an assigned group of patients that includes diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation. The nurse adheres to the ANA Scope and Standards of Professional Nursing, the Code of Ethics, and the Nursing Social Policy Statement. As a member of the clinical care and unit team, the RN participates in decision-making, teaching, mentoring, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to advance the patient plan of care, achieve exceptional... For full info follow application link.
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 or sexual orientation.
