Registered Nurse-ER Transitional Care Mids or Nights

The salary range for this position is $34.50 - $55.20 per hour.

• $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

At Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, we believe that a smooth transition from the ER to inpatient care is crucial for optimal patient outcomes. Our ER Transitional Care department is dedicated to ensuring that patients receive the highest quality of care, with a focus on safety, comfort, and a seamless transition to the next phase of their medical journey.

As a Registered Nurse in this department, you would work with patients who are being held in the ER while they wait to move inpatient. You would provide a high quality of care to these patients through monitoring, performing skin assessments, running drips, and a variety of other nursing skills. You would also float to the inpatient side and assist with discharges.

We are seeking nurses with a strong background in Telemetry or Med Surg for this position. We currently have full-time night shift (7pm-7:30am) and full-time mid shift (11am-11:30pm) available. Rotating weekends and holidays required.

• Assess and record patient status and identify patient care needs upon admission/point of care entry.
• Organize the assessment health data so that it is accurate, complete, and accessible.
• Identify problems that need immediate attention.
• Validate diagnoses with patient/family and other health care team members.
• Document diagnoses in a manner that facilitates the determination of expected outcomes and plan of care.
• Initiate Problem List at the time of admission and update as needed. Incorporate principles of age‑specific care into the patient’s plan of care.
• Document that the patient’s individualized plan of care has been discussed with and agreed upon by the patient/family.
• Begin plans for discharge at time of admission; consult with patient/family and health care team members regarding discharge plan.
• Identify patient teaching needs on admission and throughout hospital stay.
• Arrange conferences with patient and/or family and other members of health team when indicated to plan care.
• Prioritize and organize nursing interventions that are evidence based and reflective of established standards of care.
• Provide individualized, mutually agreeable, patient and family education that is founded on evidence‑based practice and research guidelines.
• Document all assessments, interventions and patient responses.
• Review consistently the patient’s health data to keep the Plan of Care updated.
• Assure that revisions to the plan of care are systematic and ongoing and are driven by measurable realistic goals.
• Document the patient’s progression toward identified outcomes.
• Identify unmet outcomes and provide direction for continuity of care.
• Reassess nursing actions for effectiveness in achieving desired outcomes.
• Communicate with patient/family and health care team members re: patient care and nursing’s role in the provision of care.
• Collaborate with patient/family and healthcare team members re: the patient’s progress/plan of care.
• Present relevant patient information at multidisciplinary meetings/conferences for feedback from peers.
• Makes appropriate referrals as needed for continuity of care.

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate with others
• Strong analytic abilities
• Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) acceptable with commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of first day of employment in a clinical nurse role.
• Additional Requirements for the Emergency Room: ACLS, PALS/ENPC & TNCC within one year of hire. Additional Requirements for the Pediatric Emergency Room:
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