at Cook County Government in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Posting:Apr 9, 2024, 10:12:48 AMClosing Date:Apr 23, 2024, 11:59:00 PMFull-timeShift Start Time:7:00A.M.Shift End Time:3:00P.M.
Collective Bargaining Unit:NNOC NursesNNOC NursesPosting Salary:$34.286 - $46.722
Organization:Health and Hospital Systems
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.
JOB SUMMARY: NNOC MEMBERS ONLY
LOCATION: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital
DEPARTMENT: Pain Management
SHIFT: 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Starting salary is commensurate with years of RN experience.
The Clinical Nurse I is a professional Registered Nurse care provider who is responsible and accountable for providing quality patient care to our patients and their families. As a Registered Nurse, she/he will perform an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, and implementation and evaluating of patient care. The Pain Clinic Nurse will collaborate with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments.
Typical Duties
Assesses the patient's physiologic health status by conducting patient interviews
Explains policies and procedures to patients and their families; reviews patient's chart and answers questions correctly and courteously.
Assesses gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurological health status.
Assesses mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, and skin condition and adjusts plan of care, as appropriate.
Assesses level of pain and provide pain management.
Communications and documents patient's physiologic health status and plan of care.
Assesses patient's psychosocial health status
Assesses perception of medical/nursing care and the expectation of care.
Identifies cultural/ethnic requirements to reduce anxiety and ensure patient satisfaction.
Communicates and documents psychological status and care plan, support group, counseling services, social services.
Identifies patient outcome
Develops criteria for measurement of patient outcomes.
Identifies actual and/or potential patient problems.
Identifies patient's need for teaching, based on psychosocial and developmental assessment.
Formulates the plan of care and establishes the priorities necessary to achieve expected outcome
Identifies care activities and establishes the priorities necessary to achieve expected outcome.
Uses supplies, equipment and medication in a cost-effective manner to achieve expected outcome.
Documents the plan of care and collaborates with physicians and other health team members.
Implements the plan of care
Maintains standards to ensure that safety precautions and needs are followed.
Reassesses patients as needed and appropriately revises plan of care.
Correctly administers prescribed treatments and properly uses equipment necessary for patient care.
Provides emotional support to patient and significant others.
Applies scientific principles in performing procedures; carries them out safely, timely and efficiently.
Makes accurate observations of patient's conditions during treatments/procedures.
Keeps accurate documentation of patient's treatment, activity and condition as well as patient's responses to medical and nursing interventions.
Uses appropriate methods of documentation according to departmental policy.
Acts rapidly and effectively during any emergency situation, managing self, patients and other team members.
Provides calm, quiet, restful atmosphere.
Participates in planning for discharge and coordinates referrals, as appropriate.
Provides discharge instructions to patient and significant other.
Evaluates care provided for patient outcome
Demonstrates ability to measure effectiveness of care provided and documents same.
Performs variance analysis related to outcome data for performance improvement.
Designs, implements, and evaluates systems to improve care in unit.
Keeps accurate documentation patient's treatment, activity and condition.
Uses appropriate methods of documentation according to departmental policy.
Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimen; provides direction to other members of the care team
Collaborates with the appropriate physician on patient's plan of care.
Accurately interprets and implements treatment regimen as prescribed by the physician.
Assists the physician during treatments and/or diagnostic... For full info follow application link.
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