UI Health - Staff Nurse - Arthritis and Kidney Clinic

UI Health - Staff Nurse I - Arthritis and Kidney Clinic

Hiring Department:
Arthritis and Kidney Clinic

Location:

Chicago, IL, USA

Requisition

FTE: 1

Work Schedule:

Days

# of Positions: 1

Posting Date: 12/18/2025

Salary:
The previously determined range for this position was $36.08/hr to $80.98/hr*. Final rate offered will be determined by the collective bargaining agreement, internal salary equity, candidate experience and qualifications, and budget constraints. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a rate at or near the top of the full range for a position.

Eligibility requires Illinois residency within 180 days of the hire date (RNs only).

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission‑accredited tertiary care hospital, outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers.

It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.

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This position is intended to be eligible for benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Staff Nurse I is accountable for the delivery of patient care utilizing the Nursing Process and Relationship‑Based Care model. The Staff Nurse I provides direct patient care and takes initiative to improve patient outcomes by integrating Shared Leadership, Evidence Based Practice, Relationship Based Care, and standards of nursing excellence into clinical practice. Through therapeutic relationships with patients, families, self and colleagues, the Staff Nurse I functions as an interdisciplinary team member who provides quality patient care and fulfills unit and organizational goals.

This position will care for patients in the Arthritis and Kidney Clinic.

• Completes required orientation program and unit‑specific competencies.
• Develops, implements and updates the patient's plan of care based on ongoing assessment of the patient and input from the patient's family.
• Shares information and collaborates with other members of the health care team to promote effective patient care.
• Verifies and implements orders from physician, physician assistant and/or advance practice nurse by performing interventions as prescribed by the provider and documenting accurately in the electronic medical record.
• Engages and obtains information from patient and/or family to develop an appropriate patient educational plan.
• Recognizes symptoms, establishes priorities and responds to patient's changing needs.
• Engages support personnel by delegating appropriate tasks per the Illinois State Nurse Practice Act and provides support and feedback.
• Demonstrates a commitment to UI Health's values through teamwork and effective communication in an effort to achieve quality outcomes, patient safety, customer satisfaction and a clean, safe and therapeutic environment.
• Participates in research to enhance treatment protocols assigned to patients.
• Teach patients and the families regarding treatment expectations.
• Provides support and guidance throughout a patient's treatment. Links patients and their families to healthcare services and communicates with the providers and other members of the team on behalf of the patient. Distress screens patients and provides emotional stability and support as patients and their families handle a very stressful and painful treatment process.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Advocates for patients, families, and their significant others, the community, and the nursing profession.
• Integrates theoretical knowledge, evidence‑based research, current standards of practice and clinical experience to provide "quality" patient care as measured by established nursing quality standards and other governing/accrediting health care bodies.
• Utilizes the hospital approved acuity tool and the electronic scheduling tool, to facilitate optimal staffing, scheduling and patient assignments.
• Recognizes and supports Shared Leadership as the selected method of nursing governance.
• Participates in organizational, departmental and shared leadership activities; supports department and unit goals in daily behavior.
• Demonstrates accountability for job performance by seeking opportunities to enhance job skills and knowledge and maintaining…