Clinical Nurse-Inpatient Dialysis Full-Time Nights

Benefits

• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $6,000 Student Loan Repayment ($3,000 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
• Paid time off and Holiday pay
• Annual Employee Merit Increase and Incentive Bonus
• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)

Pay: Based on experience, starting at: $34 + per hour.

Description

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.

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.

Responsibilities:

Advocate:

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

Clinical Expert:

• Adheres to ethical standards of practice.
• Shares knowledge and expertise through educating team members, patients and students.
• Participates in the formation, implementation and evaluation of team goals.
• Continuously enhances skills and abilities to ensure the highest quality patient care.
• Identifies priorities, sets realistic and measurable goals, prescribes and implements nursing interventions in a safe and timely manner.
• Conveys complete, timely and accurate information at hand off at the bedside or any hand off.
• Advances clinical expertise, as demonstrated through pursuit of informal and formal continuing education opportunities and obtaining specialty certification when eligible.
• Develops and implements individualized education plans for patients and families using suitable instructional materials and methods.
• Appropriately delegates and supervises interventions to implement the plan of care.
• Evaluates and documents the patients responses to nursing interventions in the health record and properly individualizes the plan of care based on the evaluation of findings.
• Demonstrates critical thinking by integrating theoretical knowledge and expertise to pose relevant clinical questions when evidence and practice differ.
• Identifies situations that require further intervention and escalates appropriately; consults appropriate experts and resources when needed.

Community Volunteer:

• Participates in one or more volunteer initiatives annually - Northwestern Medicine organized or on his/her own.

Compassionate:

• Facilities recovery and where appropriate helps ensure a peaceful death for patients.
• Treats patients, families, visitors and staff in a caring manner with respect and dignity.
• Proactively responds to patient concerns such as speaking to patients about possible/expected delays in plan of care.
• Consistently demonstrates interpersonal connections with patients and families from introduction through discharge.

Professionally Engaged:

• Participates in the peer feedback process by conducting a constructive assessment and evaluation of peer performance.
• Maintains and advances the professional image of nursing and the practice of professional nursing through an ongoing analysis of resources.
• Identifies opportunities for innovation and quality improvement; participates in innovation projects and the quality improvement process, including unit based quality committees.
• Serves as a community mentor for team members.
• Demonstrates accountability to Northwestern Medicine strategic, operational and fiscal goals.
• Assumes responsibility for continued professional growth and education reflecting knowledge and understanding of current nursing practice.
• Serves as a preceptor for new team members.
• Is a member of a professional organization or participates on a Northwestern Medicine committee or taskforce at the hospital-wide, departmental, or unit level.
• Assumes personal responsibility for meeting internal (i.e. Best People profile, ELMs, CPR, and health requirements) and external regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Professional Organizations, literature, electronic resources, etc.
• Participates in the development of policies, procedures and systems to support safe and effective care and advance nursing practice at NMH through the Shared Leadership Process.
• Works collaboratively with all hospital services to accomplish daily work and maintain an environment of excellence.
• Demonstrates accountability and collaborative practice with co-workers, other disciplines, and departments.
• Exemplifies a professional image in appearance and communications.

AA/EOE

Qualifications

Required:

• Strong human relation skills to interact effectively and collaborate with others in difficult situations.
• Analytic ability (conceptual and quantitative).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR through American Heart Association.
• Graduate of an NLN accredited school/college of nursing .
• Current State of Illinois, Registered Professional Nurse license.
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or higher.
• Use of a keyboard to enter or retrieve data.
• Oral, listening and written communication skills.

Preferred:

• Nursing specialty certification, if eligible.
• Experience in specific clinical area.

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.