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Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Pre/Post-Op Clinical Nurse - Prentice PACU, Full-time, Rotating

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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Pre/Post-Op Clinical Nurse - Prentice PACU, Full-time, Rotating Join to apply for the Pre/Post-Op Clinical Nurse - Prentice PACU, Full-time, Rotating role at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

The salary range for this position is $39.00 - $62.40 (Hourly Rate). Placement within the salary range is dependent on factors such as relevant work experience and internal equity. For union-represented positions, placement follows the collective bargaining agreement.

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while protecting against unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section at jobs.nm.org/benefits to learn more.

$10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)

$10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)

$1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)

$250 Wellbeing Fund per year ($125 for part-time)

Matching 401(k)

Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus

Paid time off and Holiday pay

The Prentice Women's Hospital SDS/PACU is a multifaceted unit that provides world-class care to patients undergoing gynecological, plastic, and breast surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Our nurses provide care to some of the most complex gynecological, plastic, and breast patients in the State of Illinois. Prentice SDS/PACU allows nurses to advance their skillset by combining cutting-edge technology and critical thinking skills to provide evidence-based comprehensive nursing care to our highly complex patient population.

Specialty Surgeries Include

Gynecological

Breast

Plastics

Robotic

In addition, the unit offers an environment that supports teamwork and collaboration from all members of the interdisciplinary team. On the Prentice SDS/PACU, nurses have the opportunity to get involved through departmental quality committees and contribute to advancements in our evidence-based nursing care by participating in our LEAD (Lead, Excel and Develop) program. The Prentice SDS/PACU provides opportunities for professional growth and development and encourages lifelong learning to continue career advancement in the nursing field.

Responsibilities

Advocates in accordance with the patient-centered care model, developing individualized culturally sensitive nursing plans, incorporating the role of patient advocate, using a team approach and acknowledging contributions of significant others.

Identifies potential conflict situations and facilitates resolution using established communication channels, promotes and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patient, protects patients by maintaining a safe environment, participates in research activities including evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives.

Practices safe surgery specific post-operative care, assessing potential complications and discharge teaching, identifies potential pre-anesthetic surgical risk factors.

Advances clinical expertise through continuing education, specialty certification, enhances skills, educates team members, patients and students; demonstrates critical thinking by integrating knowledge and posing relevant clinical questions.

Sets realistic and measurable goals, prescribes, implements nursing interventions in a safe and timely manner, develops and implements individualized education plans for patients and families, evaluates and documents patients responses to nursing interventions, identifies situations requiring further intervention and escalates appropriately.

Participates in the formation, implementation and evaluation of team goals, appropriately delegates and supervises interventions, conveys complete, timely and accurate information at hand off.

Participates in community volunteer initiatives annually.

Consistently demonstrates interpersonal connections with patients and families, proactively responds to patient concerns, treats patients, families, visitors and staff with respect and dignity, facilitates recovery and helps ensure peaceful death for patients.

Member of professional organization or participates on Northwestern Memorial committee, demonstrates accountability and collaborative practice, assumes responsibility for continued professional growth, mentors team members, serves as preceptor, participates in peer feedback, works collaboratively with all hospital services, participates in policy development, meets internal and external regulatory and accreditation requirements, identifies opportunities for innovation and quality improvement, demonstrates accountability to organizational goals, exemplifies professional image, maintains and advances professional image of nursing through ongoing analysis of resources.

Qualifications Required

Graduate of an NLN accredited school/college of nursing.

Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or higher.

Current State of Illinois, Registered Professional Nurse license.

Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation recognition (healthcare provider level).

Analytic ability (conceptual and quantitative).

Oral, listening and written communication skills.

Strong human relation skills to interact effectively and collaborate with others in difficult situations.

Ability to lift/carry weight of up to 35 pounds.

Ability to push/pull with 50 pounds of force.

Preferred

Experience in specific clinical area.

Specialty certification, if eligible.

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.

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