Staff nurse , Internal travel

at NorthShore University Health System in Evanston, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Description

Position Highlights:
*Position: Staff Nurse ICU
*Location: Evanston Hospital
*Full Time/Part Time: Per Diem
*Hours: 1900-0730 ( will be scheduled 36 hours per week, and will rotate into weekends)
*Required Travel: Required to float to other sites if needed.

What you will need:
*License:Current professional Nursing Licensure in the State of IL required
*Education:Graduate of a NLN accredited school of nursing required; BSN strongly preferred
*Certification:BLS/CPR Certification for the Healthcare Provider required
*Experience:Minimum of 2 years inpatient ICU experience required. Must be able to read telemetry strips

What you will do:
*Independently provide safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care for a patient population on a specific unit
*Utilize the nursing process in planning, implementing, and evaluating the patient plan of care
*Guide and direct assigned unlicensed assistive personnel in delivering interdisciplinary patient care
*Communicate and collaborate with members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal patient outcomes and continuity of care
*Positively contributing to safety outcomes and promoting high quality patient experience
A Brief Overview:
The Staff Nurse will deliver safe and compassionate nursing care for all patient populations by planning, implementing, and evaluating the patient plan of care. The Staff Nurse will collaborates with nurses, physicians, and other members of the clinical team to ensure optimal patient outcomes and continuity of care.

What you will do:
Develops a plan of care that identifies interventions to achieve expected outcomes. Evaluates patient's progress toward attainment of outcomes, systematically revises diagnosis, interventions and expected outcomes as needed.
Provides patient assessment and collection of health data involving patient, family and other health care providers. .
Communicates plan of care to patient and family regularly respecting the patient's wishes through acknowledgment of patient/family perceptions of health and illness and mutual goal setting for optimal outcomes. Communicates patient data to physician and interdisciplinary team as indicated to achieve patient care needs. Documents patient health data, interventions and communications.
Individualizes patient and family teaching based on a thorough assessment to meet their specific learning needs. Assesses patient's cultural background, learning style, learning barriers, and modifies teaching plan accordingly. Provides teaching on disease management strategies, emergency care and drug information when appropriate. Identifies community resources to support patient self-management of disease.
Interacts with and contributes to professional development of peers, students and other health care providers as colleagues. Shares knowledge, provides feedback and contributes to an environment supportive of clinical education. Assigns or delegates tasks as needed.
Nurture a compassionate environment by providing psychological support
Provide assistance to technical staff with injection of contrast, venipuncture, and administration of drugs, 02 therapy, and IV management.
Participates in performance improvement activities and nursing research. Keeps abreast of research and practice trends in wound/ostomy/skin care through participation in professional networking, ongoing education, and self-directed learning activities. Supports staff in using research and providing evidence-based care
If skilled, conducts daily rounds of wound/ostomy/skin care patients. Monitors effectiveness of wound/ostomy treatment plans and other aspects of wound/ostomy/skin care
Complies with HIPAA regulations.
Assist in the transporting of acutely ill patients as needed.

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals - Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) - all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit .

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