Med Surg Registered Nurse RN

Job Summary:  6:30pm - 7am (12-hour shifts)

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for managing the individualized patient care by promoting and restoring patients' health through the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members. 

Functions and Duties:

• Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the patient’s immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by client facility’s policies, procedures or protocols. 
• Conducts ongoing assessments as determined by patient’s condition and/or the client facility’s policies, procedures or protocols and reprioritizes care accordingly.
• Develops plan of care that is individualized for the patient reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team. 
• Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for the patient and his/her family. 
• Delivers care with appropriate age and cultural competence to specific patient populations according to individualized needs. 
• Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the patient and his/her family. 
• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution. 
• Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation and advanced life support protocols. 
• Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client facility staff. 
• Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the patient’s and family’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights. 
• Reports patient condition to appropriate personnel during each shift. 
• Maintains current competency in nursing specialty by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• No experience required.
• Current IL RN licensure in good standing in the state of practice, and all other states where license is held.
• BLS certification required.
• ACLS certification obtained within 6 months of hire is required.

Physical Demands:

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, printers, copiers, and smartphones.  Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.