Registered Nurse-post Surgical In-patient - Chicago, United States - Northwestern Memorial Healthcare

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare

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Chicago, United States

4 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Company Description

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is an academic medical center in the heart of downtown Chicago with physicians, surgeons and caregivers representing nearly every medical specialty.

Northwestern Medicine is proud to have five hospitals ranked among "America's Best" by _U.S.

News & World Report_ for Anchored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the only Illinois hospital on the national Honor Roll for 12 straight years, we're leading the quest for better care and better treatments in the Chicagoland area.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital enjoys a teaching and service partnership with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, an integration that provides patients access to leading-edge clinical trials and fosters an environment of world-class patient care, academic inquiry and innovative research.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital has also received Magnet recognition*, the gold-standard for nursing excellence, from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry.

As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better healthcare, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system.

At Northwestern Medicine, we pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits:
from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, we take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is an academic medical center in the heart of downtown Chicago with physicians, surgeons and caregivers representing nearly every medical specialty.

We are currently hiring for our post-surgical departments. We welcome you to review each individual job description by clicking on the departments below. There you will find a brief snippet of what the department entails along with a link to their Instagram page

Whether you are a new graduate or an experienced RN, Northwestern Memorial Hospital has an opportunity for you to grow your professional nursing career.

10E Neuro Surgery Specialty Unit
10W Neuroscience Progressive Unit
Neuro Spine ICU
12E GI Surgical Oncology
12W Urology/Vascular & Trauma
Surgical ICU
14E Transplant/Hepatology (Kidney, Liver & Pancreas)
14W Orthopedics

The
Clinical Nurse **reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Based on the NMH framework for practice, the registered professional clinical nurse (RN) is accountable and responsible for the provision and coordination of clinically competent, evidence-based care for an assigned group of patients that includes diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation.

The nurse adheres to the ANA Scope and Standards of Professional Nursing, the Code of Ethics, and the Nursing Social Policy Statement.

As a member of the clinical care and unit team, the RN participates in decision-making, teaching, mentoring, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to advance the patient plan of care, achieve exceptional outcomes and enhance unit operations.

The RN exemplifies the components of what it means to be an NMH nurse, reflects the Mission, Vision, and Values of Northwestern Memorial, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities:

The role of the professional clinical nurse is unique and essential to the care of the patient. The nurse demonstrates that unique and essential function through the framework for nursing practice.

Advocate:

Practices in accordance with the patient centered care model.
Develops an individualized agespecific culturally sensitive nursing plan of care for the patient that is based on the nursing process.
Incorporates the role of patient advocate into the plan of care.
Uses a team approach to develop and achieve daily patientcentered individualized care goals.
Acknowledges and values the contributions of the patient's significant others as an integral part of the plan of care.
Identifies potential conflict situations and facilitates resolution using established communication channels.
Promotes and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient.
Protects patients by maintaining a safe environment.

Clinical Expert:

Advances clinical expertise, as demonstrated through pursuit of informal and formal continuing education opportunities and obtaining specialty certification when eligible.
Continuously enhances skills and abili