Staff Nurse - Family Residency

Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital - Geneva, IL

Job Title: Staff Nurse - Family Residency

Position: Clinically competent, registered, professional nurse

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Pay: $34.50 - $54.25 (Hourly Rate)

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City: Geneva

State: IL

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Job Responsibilities

Performs all aspects of patient care by utilizing evidence-based practice in a manner which optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Follows the six medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors, administering medications based on the age and clinical condition of the patient.
States rationale for clinical decisions based on critical thinking.
Assesses, analyzes, validates and integrates data to assess patients' physical, psychosocial, rehab, safety, learning, spiritual, cultural, age-specific, special risk and self-care needs.
Identifies patient care needs, problems and variances and incorporates them into care plans.
Identifies the patient's learning needs, abilities, preferences and readiness; also identifies support systems, coping mechanisms and barriers to learning.
Explains procedures, therapies and treatments to patient and family, evaluates and documents patient and family response to teaching.
Uses appropriate resources to provide education and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.
Develops, implements and updates an individualized plan of care based on identified patient care needs.
Adequately assesses and reassesses pain and utilizes appropriate pain management techniques.
Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
Identifies and uses the results of quality improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice and in the healthcare delivery system.
Participates in shared governance, committee work, and practice/department projects.

Required Skills

Core Skills

Current experience or new nursing graduate
State Licensed Registered Nurse for State of employment
CPR – Basic Life Support

Preferred Skills

Bachelors of Science in Nursing
One year experience in pertinent clinical specialty
Proficiency in second language

Requirements

Experience: Current experience (within past five years) or new nursing graduate (within past two years)

Education: State Licensed Registered Nurse for State of employment

License & Certification:

Not specified

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COVID-19 Requirements: Not Specified

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

Supplemental Pay

Not specified

Special Notes

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.
A conviction does not disqualify you from employment at Northwestern Medicine. They consider this on a case-by-case basis and follow all state and federal guidelines.