Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Registered Nurse - Traumatic Brain Innovation Center - Full-Time, Days
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Registered Nurse – Traumatic Brain Innovation Center – Full‑time, Days
Join Shirley Ryan AbilityLab as a registered nurse caring for patients in our Traumatic Brain Innovation Center. This role includes specialized nursing care, patient assessment, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Responsibilities
Provide professional nursing care for comfort and wellbeing of patients, including specialized treatment, administering medications, and coordinating care with other departments.
Collect physiological, psychosocial, and functional data to formulate nursing diagnoses using evidence‑based instruments.
Assist physicians during examinations and treatments.
Formulate nursing diagnoses, integrate data from team members, and document in written assessment.
Assess patients, identify status changes, set priorities, and recognize crisis situations.
Implement interventions consistent with the care plan, evaluate progress, and modify plan as needed.
Provide patients and families with information on care, expected outcomes, and home‑care instructions.
Prepare reports on patient care plans, complete assignment sheets, and document care.
Review, evaluate, and recommend policy and procedural changes related to patient care.
Perform additional duties as assigned in the best interest of the center.
Reporting Relationships Reports directly to the Nurse Manager.
Qualifications
BSN/Master’s or Associate Degree in Nursing; commitment to complete BSN/MSN within 2 years.
Active Illinois RN license.
CPR certification.
Knowledge of developmental growth across age groups.
Strong communication (verbal, non‑verbal, and written).
Ability to take ownership, meet goals, and resolve problems.
Critical thinking and sound judgment to monitor and respond to patient needs.
Ability to anticipate, assess, and address patient needs.
Physical ability to transfer and position patients, lifting up to 35 lbs.
Working Conditions
Standard patient care environment with minimal dust or extreme temperatures.
Moderate adverse conditions during patient care activities.
Occasional exposure to infectious diseases.
Pay and Benefits Pay Range: $35.50–$53.71 per hour. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement plan, paid time off, and tuition assistance. For more details on the benefits program, visit https://www.sralab.org/benefits.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work. They are not exhaustive of all responsibilities.
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Responsibilities
Provide professional nursing care for comfort and wellbeing of patients, including specialized treatment, administering medications, and coordinating care with other departments.
Collect physiological, psychosocial, and functional data to formulate nursing diagnoses using evidence‑based instruments.
Assist physicians during examinations and treatments.
Formulate nursing diagnoses, integrate data from team members, and document in written assessment.
Assess patients, identify status changes, set priorities, and recognize crisis situations.
Implement interventions consistent with the care plan, evaluate progress, and modify plan as needed.
Provide patients and families with information on care, expected outcomes, and home‑care instructions.
Prepare reports on patient care plans, complete assignment sheets, and document care.
Review, evaluate, and recommend policy and procedural changes related to patient care.
Perform additional duties as assigned in the best interest of the center.
Reporting Relationships Reports directly to the Nurse Manager.
Qualifications
BSN/Master’s or Associate Degree in Nursing; commitment to complete BSN/MSN within 2 years.
Active Illinois RN license.
CPR certification.
Knowledge of developmental growth across age groups.
Strong communication (verbal, non‑verbal, and written).
Ability to take ownership, meet goals, and resolve problems.
Critical thinking and sound judgment to monitor and respond to patient needs.
Ability to anticipate, assess, and address patient needs.
Physical ability to transfer and position patients, lifting up to 35 lbs.
Working Conditions
Standard patient care environment with minimal dust or extreme temperatures.
Moderate adverse conditions during patient care activities.
Occasional exposure to infectious diseases.
Pay and Benefits Pay Range: $35.50–$53.71 per hour. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement plan, paid time off, and tuition assistance. For more details on the benefits program, visit https://www.sralab.org/benefits.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work. They are not exhaustive of all responsibilities.
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