What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - Full-time/Days position at Humboldt Park Health?
Position Highlights:
Provides professional nursing services in the treatment and care of patients. Assesses, plans, evaluates, implements, and documents the nursing process of care delivery. Assumes responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and delivery of patient care. Consistently performs according to nursing standards and is accountable in managing patient care and assisting others in the management of patient care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plans, provides, supervises and documents professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
- Communicates and collaborates with nurses, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal patient outcomes and continuity of care.
- Charts observations and activities related to patient care in electronic health record.
- Provides safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care for a patient population on a specific unit.
- Guides and directs assigned unlicensed assistive personnel in delivering interdisciplinary patient care.
- Assesses signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition.
- Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, infection control and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standards.
- Collects blood specimens by venipuncture or microtechniques for laboratory analysis necessary for patient treatment and diagnosis.
- Operates equipment that is needed to perform department specific duties.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1 to 3 years of experience is highly desirable
- Current IL RN licensure
- BSN Preferred
- BLS Required
- ACLS and PALS (within 30 days of hire date)
Registered Nurse-Emergency Department Full-time Nights
Loretto Hospital -
Chicago, IL
Registered Nurse-Emergency Services Full Time Days
Lake Forest Hospital -
Forest, IL
Registered Nurse-Emergency Services Full Time Days
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare -
Forest, IL
