Clinical Nurse Ii - Medical​/Surgical

Job Description - CLINICAL NURSE II - MEDICAL/SURGICAL 8S )

Job Description

CLINICAL NURSE II - MEDICAL/SURGICAL 8S

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
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LOCATION:
Stroger Hospital (Medical/Surgical - General Surgery/Orthopedics Unit 8S

SHIFT: 7:00 A.M.

- 7:30 P.M.

SALARY: $40.251 - $54.550 Hourly

Salary is commensurate with years of experience indicated at time of application submittal. Experience not disclosed or documented at the time of application will not be considered for initial step placement.

To provide direct patient care to patients 18 years old and up. Patients are admitted with complex medical conditions/diseases from the Emergency Department, PACU and ICU (Intensive Care Unit). We receive patients from Direct Transfers, Ambulatory Clinics, Hospital to Hospital Referrals and Direct Admissions from home.

Common medical diagnosis/conditions and post-operative surgical conditions include but are not limited to Diabetes, Pneumonia, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Kidney Failure (Acute and Chronic), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Bowel Obstructions, Autoimmune Diseases, Sickle Cell Anemia, Blood Disorders, Drug/Alcohol Abuse and Sepsis.

Common (Post-Operative) Surgical procedures may include Total Knee/Hip Replacements, Reconstructive Orthopedic conditions. In addition to General Surgery, Cardio/Thoracic, Vascular, Gynecology and Trauma Patients.

JOB

SUMMARY:

The Clinical Nurse II is a professional care provider who is responsible and accountable for overall management of patient care on a specific shift as well as maintaining comprehensive knowledge of patient’s condition. Provides safe, effective and individualized care using the nursing process. Performance of these duties require skills, effective working relationships, setting priorities, and demonstrated knowledge of standard operating policies and procedures.

TYPICAL DUTIES

• Provides general direction, guidance and coordination of patient care activities delivered by other levels of nursing staff
• Makes appropriate and timely decisions in a crisis of emergency situation
• Works and communicates effectively with a variety of individuals
• Applies knowledge of standard operating policies and procedures
• Identifies, plan of care for the total needs of patients considering their age specific requirements
• Operates safely clinical equipment necessary for providing patient care
• Initiates and performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation activities
• Applies the principles of Infection Control and Environment of Care
• Collects assessment date relative to the following factors; biophysical, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual values, environmental, self-care capabilities, safety , infection control, learning needs, and ability to manage continuing care needs after discharge
• Performs reassessments according to divisional/unit standards and patient care needs
• Performs transfer assessments when patients are transferred in or out of the unit
• Ensures completion of transfer assessments
• Performs and ensures formulation and communication of an individualized plan of care derived from assessment data.
• Utilizes assessment data in formulating age specific plan of care consistent with:
  
  A) The therapies of other disciplines;
  
  B) Standards of nursing practice
• Involves patient/significant others, and collaborates with other health care team members in planning nursing care
• Utilized principles of growth and development across life span in formulating age specific needs of the patients: neonate/infant, child, adolescent, adult, geriatric
• Ensures collaboration and communication with patient/family and other health care team members are accomplished
• Ensures implementation of the nursing plan of care
• Performs interventions and ensures implementations are done in a competent, skillful and safe manner
• Ensures that patient’s responses to interventions are evaluated and modified…