at Cook County Government in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Posting:Apr 15, 2024, 9:22:26 PMClosing Date:Apr 25, 2024, 4:59:00 AMFull-time
Collective Bargaining Unit:NNOC NursesNNOC NursesPosting Salary:$33.126 - $45.142 HOURLY
Organization:Health and Hospital Systems
Cook County Health will seek to fill the position by means of the Hiring Fair process.
Note: Onsite interviews will be held at 1950 West Polk Street - 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60612. The only opportunity to interview for this position will be on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. You must attend onsite at the Hiring Fair (and sit for an interview if qualified) to be considered for the position.
As a reminder, please apply & bring your resume.
Location: John H. Stroger Hospital
Department: PACU
SHIFT: VARIOUS SHIFTS AVAILABLE
Starting salary is commensurate with years of RN experience.
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.
UNION MEMBERS - NNOC
Job Summary
The Clinical Nurse I provides safe, effective, and individualized care using the nursing process. Performance of these duties requires skills, problem solving abilities, communication, effective working relationships, setting priorities, and demonstrated knowledge of standard operation policies and procedures.
Typical Duties
* Completes admission and ongoing patient assessment
* Ensures formulation of an individualized plan of care derived from assessment data
* Ensures appropriate documentation
* Performs duties as needed to prepare the preoperative patient for the Intra operative experience
* Identifies, plans, and cares for the total needs of the patients, taking into consideration the age specific needs of patients in assigned area of responsibility
* Makes appropriate and timely decisions in a crisis of emergency situation
* 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
* Operates equipment correctly and safely necessary for providing patient care in Post-
Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
* Organizes or manages nursing work activities to reflect due consideration for patient needs
* Applies principles of infection control and safety
* Performs admission assessments on assigned patients upon arrival to the unit
* Obtains assessment information from patients/significant others as appropriate
* Collects assessment data as a basis for formulating nursing diagnosis and provides appropriate age specific care relative to the following factors: biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care capabilities, safety, infection control, learning needs, ability to manage continuing care needs after discharge
* Performs ongoing and scheduled reassessments according to divisional/unit standards
* Performs transfer assessments on assigned patients when transferred in or out of the unit
* Provides appropriate clinical care and prepare patients for medical consultation required before the surgical procedure
* Establishes nursing diagnosis/problems, desired outcomes, and interventions based on assessed needs
* Collaborated with patient/significant others, and health care team members in planning nursing care during hospitalization and for discharge
* Develops nursing plan of care that: is consistent with the therapies of other disciplines, based on patient care and nursing practice standards, considers the cultural and spiritual values, considers patient age specific needs relative to these factors: biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care capabilities, safety, infection control, learning needs, discharge planning needs
* Communicates with patient and significant others the nursing plan of care
* Performs interventions in a competent, skillful and safe manner
* Prioritizes interventions according to patient needs
* Applies principles of growth and development across life span in providing care appropriate to patient's age specific needs
* Provides education to patient and significant others based on assessed learning needs
* Provides appropriate Perioperative Teaching and Postoperative discharge instructions
* Performs the technical aspects of care according to established practice standards: procedures, treatments, IV/blood administration, medication administration, moderate sedation
* Performs or directs cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other... For full info follow application link.
COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
