Registered Nurse

• Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care
• Develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship
• Mobilizes appropriate resources in response to situations
• Analyzes challenging situations and intervenes as appropriate
• Assesses patient and family readiness to learn
• Initiates referrals and discharge planning
• Consistently applies evidence-based practice
• Utilizes knowledge and experience to anticipate and alter the plan of care
• Consistently makes sound clinical decisions
• Prioritizes and organizes patient care
• Facilitates the patient and family’s right to receive quality care
• Demonstrates a commitment to meeting learning needs
• Participates in shared governance
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution
• Seeks out opportunities to enhance the knowledge of others
• Proactively facilitates compliance with regulatory standards
• Assumes a leadership role and delegates appropriately
• Promotes the culture of safety
• Provides and role models adaptive communication
• Provides and role models behaviors to care for patients with altered needs
• Applies ethical decision making
• Demonstrates respect and understanding for peers
• Consistently utilizes an individualized approach
• Participates in quality/process improvement
• Creatively uses knowledge, resources, and technology
• Contributes to the growth of the nursing profession
• Assists in creating an environment promoting educational growth
• Critiques one’s own nursing practice
• Utilizes available resources to maintain knowledge
• Attends required meetings/educational programs
• Engages in unit councils, professional governance, and quality initiatives
• Monitors patient conditions, adjusts care plans, mobilizes resources
• Upholds and promotes a culture of safety
• Continuously evaluates patient, team, and unit outcomes
• May administer medications, treatments, and therapies
• Pursues professional development
• Adhere to the ANA Code of Ethics
• Appropriate delegation to other staff
• Maintains accurate, timely EHR documentation
• May be required to float to other units
• Provide care appropriate to the age of the patients

• 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
• Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing
• Strong clinical judgment and critical thinking
• Time management, prioritization and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Proficiency in operating computer functions (e.g., E-mail, electronic records, digital platforms etc.)
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing
• Ability to transport objects, patients, and equipment
• Ability to respond quickly to patient needs
• Ability to assist in evacuation of patients
• Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently
• Must be able to push/pull with 30 lbs. of force
• Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch
• Maneuver foot pedals on carts or machines
• Perform physical safety interventions such as patient restraint and verbal de-escalation

Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN)

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement on Day 1 of employment
• Premium pay such as shift, on call
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases
• Paid Time Off programs
• Life insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
• Educational Assistance Program