Registered Nurse-Mother Baby Part Time Nights

Registered Nurse-Mother Baby Part Time Nights

Apply for the Registered Nurse-Mother Baby Part Time Nights role at Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital.

The salary range for this position is $34.50 - $55.20 (Hourly Rate). Sign-on bonus available for this position: $1,500. Placement within the salary range is dependent on several factors such as relevant work experience and internal equity. For positions represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range is guided by the rules outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.

Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception: internal employees who are new graduate RNs seeking their first nursing position are eligible.

• $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

• Care Coordination
  • Performs a comprehensive assessment on all assigned patients as evidenced by completed documentation.
  • Communicates changes in patient’s condition promptly.
  • Utilizes appropriate nursing diagnosis and data from the assessment to derive realistic outcomes and documents them as measurable goals on the plan of care; modifies care plan, if indicated, in order to identify realistic patient goals.
  • Identifies and prioritizes patient needs and/or nursing diagnosis for patients and documents.
  • Collaborates with patient, family, and other members of the health care team when planning patient care and documents accordingly. Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary.
  • Evaluates and documents the patient response to nursing interventions and alters the plan of care as necessary.
  • Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary, including palliative care.
  • Assures a completed discharge instructions, medication reconciliation and provide information to patient/family regarding the use of the patient portal and other pertinent resources.
• Patient Education/Ethic and Diversity
  • Supports patient/family/spiritual/cultural needs when assessing the patient and family needs for teaching; identifies the patient's learning level and readiness, and documents education record.
  • Utilizes the teach back methodology for advancing patient education about medication side effects and new medication education.
  • Utilizes and distributes Krames for patient education /clinical condition.
  • Utilizes culture vision as a resource in care planning and delivery.
  • Treats patients, families and staff in a caring manner with respect and dignity.
  • Acknowledges and values the contributions of patient’s significant others as an integral part of the plan of care.
  • Adheres to ethical standards of practice.
  • Calls for an ethics consult when appropriate.
• EBP and Research
  • Implements nursing interventions consistent with the established plan of care based on evidence based care.
  • Maintains and advances the professional image and science of nursing and the practice of professional nursing through use of best available evidence utilizing resources such as Ovid/Joanna Briggs, Up to Date, Culture Vision, and other reliable sources of evidence.
  • Demonstrates active involvement in clinical LADDER project or process improvement at the unit/organization level.
• Healing Safe Environment
  • Demonstrates safe medication administration through the use of bar coding
  • Promotes and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient
  • Conveys complete, timely, and accurate information at bedside shift report/hand-off
  • Rounds hourly in collaboration with patient care technician
  • Protects patients by maintaining a safe environment of excellence
  • Demonstrates innovation and participation in meeting unit based and organizational quality metrics on the exceptional care dashboard
  • Ensures…