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Kindred Healthcare

Seasonal HAU Advanced Skills Registered Nurse - Night

Kindred Healthcare, Northlake, Illinois, United States

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ScionHealth , we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates.

Job Summary

Provides planning and delivery of direct and indirect patient care through the nursing process of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation. Develops nursing care plan in coordination with patient, family and interdisciplinary staff as necessary. Communicates changes in patient’s clinical condition with Physicians, Nursing Supervisor/Manager, and co-workers as appropriate. Participates in discharge planning process.

The Seasonal Staffing program provides a temporary opportunity for the employee to work a minimum of 36 hours (typically 3–12-hour shifts) per week for a 12-week commitment period at a Seasonal Agreement rate of pay. Once the initial commitment period has exhausted the employee can extend the agreement up to an additional 12 weeks in 4-week increments. The employee’s status during this period will be Per Diem and ineligible for benefits. At the end of the Seasonal Agreement the employee may has the option, based on current job openings, to change status to full-time, part-time, or per diem. The employee may be required to float between units.

Essential Functions

Maintains the standard of nursing care and implements policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department

Directs, supervises and evaluates nursing care provided to patients

Assigns nursing care team members in accordance to patient needs, team members capabilities and qualifications

Documents patient admission assessment and reassessments, patient care plans and other pertinent information, completely in the patient’s medical record according to nursing standards and policies

Performs assessment on all patients on admission and reassessments as per policy

Makes referrals to other disciplines based on assessment

Develops nursing care plan of assigned patient on admission, updates plan of care as needed and ensures plan of care is coordinated with patient, family, and other members of the team

Assess and reassess pain

Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques

Educates the patient and family regarding pain management

Revises the plan of care as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment, and evaluates overall plan daily for effectiveness

Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age

Performs treatments and provides services to level of licensure

Receives physician’s orders, ensures transcription is accurate and documents completion

Assists physicians with examinations, treatments and special procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills within scope of practice

Administers medication utilizing the five rights of medication administration reducing the potential for medication errors

Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate

Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care

Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity

Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families

Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers

Interprets data about the patient’s status in order to identify each patient’s age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group

Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors. Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly

Answers telephone, paging system, patients’ call lights, anticipates patients’ needs, and makes rounds of assigned patients and responds as appropriate

Initiates or assists with emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients’ condition

Provides end of shift report to on coming nurse, narcotics are counted, documentation is complete, and physician orders signed off

Communicates appropriately and clearly to management, co-workers, and physicians

Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with Social Service/Discharge Planner regarding both in hospital and post discharge needs

Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs

Participates in orientation, instruction/training of new personnel

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills

Knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition

Basic computer knowledge

Able to organized tasks, develop action plans, set priorities and function under stressful situations

Ability to maintain a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments

Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0%

Pay Range: $70.00/Hour

ScionHealth has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit-eligible employees that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

Education

Graduation from an accredited Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in

Nursing or Nursing Diploma program

Licenses/Certifications

Current state licensure as Registered Nurse

BCLS certification. ACLS preferred

Experience

Minimum six months’ Medical/Surgical experience in an acute care setting preferred

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