Registered Nurse; RN - Surgery

Registered Nurse‑Surgery

USD $30.23 per hour – USD $48.37 per hour.

Sign‑On Bonus:
Up to $20,000.

• Current RN license in the State of Illinois required.
• Maintain current Healthcare Provider certification.
• Maintain current Provider ACLS certification (required within 12 months of hire).
• Maintain Provider for PEARS certification (required within 12 months of hire).

• Meets credit range for Clinical Ladder levels as follows (12 months experience as a registered nurse is required in order to apply for promotion in the clinical ladder):
• Clinical Nurse I:
  Registered Nurse who achieves a range of 0‑12 credits on the Clinical Ladder Behavior Grid. BSN preferred.
• Clinical Nurse II:
  Registered Nurse who achieves a range of 13‑24 credits on the Clinical Ladder Behavior Grid with evidence of behaviors from at least two categories of the Grid. BSN preferred.
• Clinical Nurse III:
  Registered Nurse who achieves at least 25 credits on the Clinical Ladder Behavior Grid with evidence of behaviors from at least three categories on the Grid. BSN required.

• Attends all hospital/nurse manager specified mandatory in‑services.
• Maintains competencies as identified in unit specific requirements.
• Completion of self‑evaluation. It is the incumbent's responsibility to submit to the nurse manager at annual evaluation time documentation to validate annual credentialing requirements.

• Works within the context of the surgical team to provide care to individuals before, during and after a surgical procedure.
• Completes assessment of assigned patient’s condition, develops individual plan of care for patient.
• Provides direct patient care to individuals in the pre‑surgical, operative and recovery periods.
• Evaluates outcomes, consults with others as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• Teaches and supervises the proper performance of nursing acts that have been delegated to others and monitors nursing care of other health care team members.
• Promotes patient education and involves the patient and caregivers in the implementation of health goals.
• Participates in specific patient quality assessment activities, including chart review as required.
• Assures that department is survey‑ready at all times.
• Performs other related work as required or requested.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.