Registered Nurse Resource (RN), Critical Care Full-Time, Nights

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital as a Resource Registered Nursein the Critical Care unit. Here you will manage directed patient-centered care to high-risk patients. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Eligible for a Sign-on Bonus up to $15000

This position provides emergency response high acuity nursing consultation proactive surveillance and escalation of care to patients throughout the organization on the assigned shift. Due to the variety of clinical knowledge clinical skills and advanced critical thinking skills individuals in this role are required to demonstrate expert level of practice according to the Benners Novice to Expert Model. The Resource Nurse assures excellence in patient care through prompt and thoughtful assistance to patients and families utilizing the principles of patient and family-centered care by working collaboratively with other patient care and multidisciplinary team members. Nurses in this role will exercise autonomy and practice at the highest level of scope. They will provide patient-centered care by demonstrating reliability flexibility adaptability and accountability to all units of UCM Ingalls.

Essential Job Functions

• Clinical Practice: no traditional daily assignment: The Resource Nurse will assist and actively collaborate with the nursing staff to identify manage and participate in the patients plan of care all the while ensuring optimal nursing care. The Resource Nurse will respond to all RRT cardiac arrests and stroke team activation calls; assist with difficult venous access; assist with admissions discharges and throughput participate in pressure ulcer prevention days and wound consults and assist nurses with other patient care duties. (This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. Rather serve as examples of nursing duties this role will fulfill)
• Education: The Resource nurse is an expert clinical practitioner and therefore will be required to provide formal and informal education to staff nurses on a variety of patient care topics. This nurse will work with the Nurse Educators to support the ongoing education efforts of all nurses. Examples of education include but are not limited to participation in mock codes code reviews skincare central line care urinary catheter care etc
• Surveillance: The Resource Nurse will surveil high-risk patients with various needs on the floor through frequent rounding and interactions with staff nurses. This nurse will surveil post-RRT patients; provide early intervention with sepsis management monitor high fall risk patients for appropriate interventions and monitor patients at high risk for skin breakdown or those with active wounds. The Resource Nurse will collaborate with the nurse assigned to high-risk patients on the patients plan of care (This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. Rather serve as examples of nursing duties this role will fulfill)
• Professional Development: Contributes to creating a work climate that encourages positive staff morale motivation and commitment for all who participate in the care of patients. Serves as a clinical expert role model and resource to colleagues and others by using evidence-based clinical practice principles accepting responsibility for professional and personal actions and for maintaining current clinical specialty knowledge base. Participates in the Continuous Quality Improvement process assists in determining issues to be examined participates in data collection input analysis and research and assists in implementing changes
• Stewardship: Incorporates cost-effective measures into practice to assure proper use of time supplies and personnel as well as participating in activities that monitor and enhance patient throughput across the organization

Required Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) OR Associates (ADN)
• Minimum of two years acute care nursing experience required; Demonstrated recent competency in critical care area such as intensive care or emergency department required
• Current RN Illinois license
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
• ACLS
• CCRN/PCCN/CEN preferred; required to be maintained within 12 months of hire

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (0.9)
• Shift: Nights
• Work Location: Onsite
• Unit/Department: Critical Care
• CBA Code: NNU

For nearly a century Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the areas most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now partnered with UChicago Medicine we have expanded our network of expert physicians convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention diagnosis treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this we need employees with passion talent and commitment with patients and with each other. Were in this together: working to advance medical innovation serve the health needs of the community and move our collective knowledge forward. If youd like to add enriching human life to your profile UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls were doing work that really matters. Join us!

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UChicago Medicine Ingalls is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color ethnicity ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status civil union status parental status religion national origin age disability veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical background check drug screening and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

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