Registered Nurse Job at Advocate Health Care (Oak Lawn)

Job Description

Registered Nurse (RN) position in the Peds Ambulatory Clinic, part-time (20 hours per week). The clinic is open Monday-Friday. The role involves providing patient-centered wholistic care, clinical excellence, leadership, compassion, innovation, and professional growth within a pediatric ambulatory setting.

Job Responsibility

Patient-Centered Wholistic Care – The registered nurse is culturally sensitive and engaged with the beliefs and values of diverse populations. Nurses engage with inter-professional colleagues to deliver exemplary care. Lifelong relationships with patients and families develop to support achievement of health goals
Clinical Excellence: The registered nurse contributes to inter-professional excellence which is represented by achieved clinical outcomes. Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, and skilled dialogue, nurses lead efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience
Leadership –The registered nurse participates in leading healthcare transformation and the nursing profession with commitment, dedication, and expertise. Expressing vision, demonstrating accountability through shared governance, contributing to the profession, and coordinating inter-professional care are all characteristics of the registered nurse
Compassion – The Advocate Nurse demonstrates presence with patients and families, practices empathy, and supports spiritual needs and beliefs. The nurse demonstrates respect and dignity always, and their presence is essential during the most vulnerable times. Nurses promote relationship development with communities to create strong partnerships and to improve health outcomes of patients and communities served
Innovation - The registered nurse contributes to the future delivery of care to patients and to systems that support nursing. They embody the characteristics of inquiry, adaptability, change, and continual development, through performance improvement, evidence-based practice, and research initiatives
Professional Growth – The registered nurse is committed to lifelong learning, building knowledge and skill sets to keep pace with new delivery models and a changing healthcare environment. This promotes practice to the full scope of their nursing license

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
Good communication skills
Good computer skills
Good time management and organizational skills
Familiarity with patient care equipment
Current Illinois RN license
Current CPR
Certifications/education required for the nursing specialty
Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts to accommodate staffing
Ability to transport objects, patients, and equipment
Ability to respond quickly to patient needs and work at fast pace
Ability to assist in evacuation of patients in the event of a fire or other disaster
Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit
Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance

Nice to have

BSN Preferred
2 years’ experience preferred
1-year critical care or surgical experience (for Ambulatory Surgery Center)
1 year experience in cardiology preferred (for Cardiology)
2 years' experience in acute or ambulatory care (for Contact Center)
1 year experience telemetry or PACU preferred (for Endoscopy)
1 year experience in critical care or ED preferred (for Immediate Care)
1 to 2 years occupational health experience or new graduate with prior occupational health or related experience (for Occupational Health)
1 year experience in oncology preferred (for Oncology)
OCN preferred or obtained when OCN requirements met (for Oncology)

What we offer

$2500.00 sign on bonus payable after 90 days of hire (internals not included)
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

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