Registered Nurse Emergency Departments West Region Float Team Nights

Registered Nurse Emergency Departments West Region Float Team Full-time Nights

Salary: $37.00 – $59.20 hourly. Placement within the salary range depends on experience and internal equity. For union positions, applicable collective bargaining rules apply.

• $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 Well‑Being Fund per year ($125 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

The RN float‑Emergency Department reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Medicine, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, and accreditation standards. A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates and coordinates nursing care to the acutely ill patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation.

Effectively interacts with patients, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice.

As a Float Nurse and a member of the Resource Team, you will have the opportunity to work in multiple specialty areas and treat an expansive range of patient populations. Floating means each shift could be worked in a different unit or in a different hospital, allowing you to further develop assessment skills and sharpen communication and teamwork. Float Nurses work with diverse people and build relationships with fellow staff members throughout Northwestern Medicine’s West Region.

• Collect and analyze data, identify expected outcomes, develop and implement an individualized plan, coordinate care delivery and evaluate progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Direct care and determine appropriate utilization of any assistant involved in providing direct patient care.
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians and ancillary staff. Create a documented plan focused on outcomes and decisions related to care delivery, indicating communication with patients, families, and others.
• Participate in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
• Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing interventions in the health record and properly individualize the plan of care based on evaluation of findings.
• Utilize the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse
• Basic Life Support
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate with others
• Strong analytic abilities

Additional Requirements for the Emergency Room:

• ACLS
• PALS
• NRP – within 1 year of hire

Preferred:

• Experience in a specific clinical area
• TNCC/Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS)
• Certified Pediatric Nurse
• Certified Emergency Nurse

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign‑on bonus. Exception:
New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending on the job family.

Not Applicable

Full‑time

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