More than just a job, it's a vocation
Worker Type: Regular
Job Highlights
Sign-on Bonus: Please consult your recruiter regarding eligibility for the sign-on bonus!
Benefits
We offer a competitive and affordable health insurance package that includes:
- Daily pay options!
- Tuition assistance of up to $5,250 annually.
- Paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Support for adoption.
- A variety of health insurance plans and wellness programs.
- Retirement plans with employer matching contributions.
- Short and long-term disability coverage.
- Employee assistance programs (EAP).
*Please be aware that benefits and eligibility may differ based on position, and exclusions may apply.
Job Summary
This role involves delivering direct nursing care in environments where patients require intricate assessments and interventions, adhering to the established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization.
Key Responsibilities and
RequirementsPrimary Responsibilities
- Gather comprehensive information from patients, families, and other healthcare professionals to create a complete understanding of the patient's needs or condition.
- Analyze and synthesize assessment data to determine relevant diagnoses or conditions for care.
- Collaborate with patients, families, and the interprofessional team to identify optimal outcomes.
- Formulate a plan that outlines strategies and alternatives to achieve desired outcomes, utilizing clinical judgment in partnership with patients, families, and the care team.
- Execute the plan while ensuring a safe environment, coordinating efforts with patients, families, and the interprofessional team.
- Assess processes and progress towards achieving goals and outcomes.
- Enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, reflecting on personal performance and maintaining up-to-date knowledge and skills.
- Communicate effectively across all areas of practice, collaborating with patients, families, and the interprofessional team.
- Employ clinical inquiry and integrate the best available evidence into practice.
- Utilize established evidence-based practices and scientific knowledge in healthcare to inform critical care nursing, ensuring care is tailored to the patient's age and clinical needs as outlined in the department's Scope of Service.
- Maintain a constant state of alertness and operate safely.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Education
- Graduate from an accredited nursing program or equivalent educational background for licensing.
Experience
- No prior experience is necessary.
Physical Requirements
- Regularly use speech for oral communication.
- Consistently stand and walk.
- Frequently lift, carry, and push/pull objects weighing between 0-25 lbs.
- Occasionally lift and move objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Engage in frequent sitting, reaching, and data entry.
- Utilize vision and depth perception for both near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) distances, as well as to identify and differentiate colors.
- Regularly use smell to recognize odors.
- Frequently use hearing to receive oral communication and detect body sounds or alarms.
- Occasionally engage in bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive movements of the legs and arms.
- Occasionally drive.
- Rarely crawl or run.
Required Professional Licenses and Certifications
State of Work Location: Illinois
- Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
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- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
- Or
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Or
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Or
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
- Or
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Work Shift: Day Shift (United States)
Job Type: Employee
Department: CV Intermediate Care
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
Benefits
Our organization values its outstanding employees by providing a comprehensive benefits package tailored to their needs.
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Paid Parental Leave: Eligible team members receive one week of paid leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
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Flexible Payment Options: Our voluntary benefit through DailyPay allows eligible hourly team members to access their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
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Upfront Tuition Coverage: We offer upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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