Min: USD $30.23/Hr. Max: USD $48.37/Hr. Overview:
****Up to $20,000.00 Sign-On Bonus****
The Registered Nurse-Surgery will be responsible for delegation, supervision, and provision of evidence-based nursing care for a designated group of patients through utilization of the nursing process. Provides age appropriate patient care. Implements evidence-based findings into practice and participates in research as appropriate.
Qualifications:
Licensure/Certification/Registry:
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Current RN license in the State of Illinois required.
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Maintain current Healthcare Provider certification.
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Maintain current Provider ACLS certification (required within 12 months of hire).
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Maintain Provider for PEARS certification (required within 12 months of hire).
Experience:
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Meets credit range for Clinical Ladder levels as follows (12 months experience as a registered nurse is required in order to apply for promotion in the clinical ladder):
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Clinical Nurse I: Registered Nurse who achieves a range of 0-12 credits on the Clinical Ladder Behavior Grid. BSN preferred.
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Clinical Nurse II: Registered Nurse who achieves a range of 13-24 credits on the Clinical Ladder Behavior Grid with evidence of behaviors from at least two categories of the Grid. BSN preferred.
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Clinical Nurse III: Registered Nurse who achieves at least 25 credits on the Clinical Ladder Behavior Grid with evidence of behaviors from at least three categories on the Grid. BSN required.
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
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Attends all hospital/nurse manager specified mandatory in-services.
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Maintains competencies as identified in unit specific requirements.
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Completion of self-evaluation. It is the incumbent's responsibility to submit to the nurse manager at annual evaluation time documentation to validate annual credentialing requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Works within the context of the surgical team to provide care to individuals before, during and after a surgical procedure.
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Completes assessment of assigned patient’s condition, develops individual plan of care for patient.
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Provide direct patient care to individuals in the pre-surgical, operative and recovery periods.
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Evaluates outcomes, consults with others as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
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Teaches and supervises the proper performance of nursing acts that have been delegated to others and monitors nursing care of other health care team members.
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Promotes patient education and involves the patient and caregivers in the implementation of health goals.
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Participates in specific patient quality assessment activities, including chart review as required.
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Assures that department is survey-ready at all times.
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Performs other related work as required or requested.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
