Nurse Clinician-Dermatology Full Time Days

Benefits

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

Pay: Based on experience, starting at: $31 + per hour.

Description

**This is a Full Time, salaried position located at the Glenview Outpatient clinic. Schedule is Monday through Friday, 8a-5p.**

The Nurse Clinician 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 Nurse Clinician will work in a multidisciplinary environment which will require exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, physicians, clinical and administrative units. This position will utilize nursing skills to perform patient assessments via phone or in person and implement nursing interventions; as such the ability to use appropriate judgment, independent thinking and creativity is required when resolving patient care issues. The Nurse Clinician is also responsible for initiating & organizing patient education for the population this unit serves.

Responsibilities:

• Document all interventions in the patient medical record as appropriate.
• Communicate with outside agencies or facilities as appropriate.
• For each patient, perform a comprehensive assessment of the chief complaint and patient needs utilizing the nursing process.
• Understand and uphold the protocols and procedures for release of patient/medical information.
• Maintain a consistent alertness to patient care needs and take a proactive approach to address/resolve issues.
• Ensure that patients understand educational materials and can exhibit return demonstration when pertinent.
• Triage and prioritize incoming telephone calls using clinical assessment skills and service standards.
• Demonstrate clinical competency when performing complex specialty-related procedures, including conscious sedation, chemotherapy administration, inseminations, filling and adjustment of implantable pain pumps and excision and drainage of wounds.
• Perform routine nursing duties and demonstrate clinical competency:
  • Independently perform routine nursing duties including phlebotomy, medication administration, measurement of vital signs, preparation of lab specimens, etc.
  • Demonstrate clinical competency when performing complex specialty-related procedures, including conscious sedation, chemotherapy administration, inseminations, filling and adjustment of implantable pain pumps and excision and drainage of wounds.
• Serve as a resource for staff and physicians for daily problem solving and decision-making:
  • Maintain a consistent alertness to patient care needs and take a proactive approach to address/resolve issues.
  • Delegate appropriate tasks according to Illinois law and organizational protocols to Licensed Practical Nurses and Medical Assistants.
• Initiate and coordinate patient education:
  • Ensure that patients understand educational materials and can exhibit return demonstration when pertinent.
  • Provide teaching to staff on both a formal and informal basis.
  • Participate in community outreach education, patient support groups or specialty-related educational programs offered to hospital and community nurses, as requested.
• Provide teaching to staff on both a formal and informal basis.
• Participate in community outreach education, patient support groups or specialty-related educational programs offered to hospital and community nurses, as requested.
• Delegate appropriate tasks according to Illinois law and organizational protocols to Licensed Practical Nurses and Medical Assistants.
• Document all nursing assessments in the patient’s medical record.
• Independently perform routine nursing duties including phlebotomy, medication administration, measurement of vital signs, preparation of lab specimens, etc.
• Ensure that all documentation is clear, complete and legible.
• Document all assessments the patient medical record as appropriate.
• Assume responsibility for and supervision of the appropriate care of medical equipment.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations.
• Provide pre-attending care for patients:
  • For each patient, perform a comprehensive assessment of the chief complaint and patient needs utilizing the nursing process.
  • Based on findings, seek solutions and offer opinions to physicians and other health care providers.
  • Document all nursing assessments in the patient’s medical record.
  • Ensure that all documentation is clear, complete and legible.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
  • Understand and uphold the protocols and procedures for release of patient/medical information.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Based on findings, seek solutions and offer opinions to physicians and other health care providers.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment:
  • Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations.
  • Report deficiencies to supervisor immediately.
  • Assist in rectifying deficiencies as requested.
  • Assume responsibility for and supervision of the appropriate care of medical equipment.
• Comply with all existing policies and procedures related to patient care:
  • Make recommendations to management regarding new policies and procedures that may improve the patient experience.
  • Assure that new policies and procedures are implemented in a timely manner.
• Triage and prioritize incoming telephone calls:
  • Triage and prioritize incoming telephone calls using clinical assessment skills and service standards.
  • Document all assessments the patient medical record as appropriate.
  • Ensure that all documentation is clear, complete and legible.
• Obtain and/or operate emergency equipment according to relevant standards.
• Ensure that all documentation is clear, complete and legible.
• Ensure that all documentation is clear, complete and legible.
• Communicate and collaborate with other clinical and administrative departments in order to coordinate appropriate patient care, as needed.
• Make recommendations to management regarding new policies and procedures that may improve the patient experience.
• Report deficiencies to supervisor immediately.
• Communicate and collaborate with other departments:
  • Communicate and collaborate with other clinical and administrative departments in order to coordinate appropriate patient care, as needed.
  • Communicate with outside agencies or facilities as appropriate.
• Assure that new policies and procedures are implemented in a timely manner.
• Assist in rectifying deficiencies as requested.
• Manage urgent/emergent medical situations as appropriate and in accordance with the organization’s protocols for medical emergencies and cardiac arrests:
  • Obtain and/or operate emergency equipment according to relevant standards.
• Interpret and define abnormalities detected in tests and procedures, then take appropriate remedial action:
  • Document all interventions in the patient medical record as appropriate.
  • Ensure that all documentation is clear, complete and legible.

Qualifications

Required:

• Current experience within past five years or new nursing graduate within past two years. If less than six months experience, approval required from NMG Director of Professional Development.
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Certification in Basic CPR
• Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the State of Illinois

Preferred:

• 1-2 years’ experience in ambulatory or acute care
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (may be required for some roles within Oncology)

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.