RN - Short Stay - IL job in Chicago, IL

Location: Chicago, IL

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Job Description: Cardiac Short Stay

Shift/Hours:
7:00am - 7:30 am/pm.

On Call Requirement
n/a

Weekend/Holiday Requirement
Weekends: Night shift is Friday/Saturday. Every other weekend. Holidays: Rotating Holidays

Responsibilities:
1. Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnosis, plan, implement, and evaluate the delivery of nursing care to patients and their families. 2. Attains knowledge and competency reflective of current standards of practice. 3. Interacts and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues. 4. Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of nursing practice. 5. Integrates evidence-based practice and research findings into nursing practice. 6. Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice. 7. Promotes safety measures to prevent patient and staff injuries. 8. Identifies patients correctly by using two unique ways. 9. Observes, checks and monitors all equipment used to confirm that items are functioning properly. 10. Maintains a safe therapeutic working environment and recognizes need for action in emergency situations. 11. Documentation is thoroughly and timely completed. 12. A Staff Nurse Level II maintains competency reflective of current standards practice, guides and supervises staff in the provision of patient care, and enhances own professional growth and development 13. Monitor and evaluate patients for a short stay observation up to 16 hours. During stay, a decision is made whether to discharge or admit the patient.

Internal Pay Scale Range:
New grad starting rate is $36.00. Rate increases with experience.

Must Haves:
License: Current IL RN License.
Certification: American Heart Association BLS/CPR Certification. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification required.
Experience: At least one year of experience of Cardiac Tele experience. Must be proficient in EKG reading and interpreting EKGs and dysrhythmias.
Education: ADN

Preferred:
ER nurse is ideal. Critical care experience preferred, but will consider med/tele nurses.

Tell me about the unit:
Number of Beds:	12 beds
Patient Population:	Mixed population in terms of age and mobility. Multi-cultural and language patients.
Common Diagnosis:	This is a short stay/decisional unit. Many of the patients on this unit are in the process of discovering a diagnosis. Common rule outs for patients with chest pain, low Hg, waiting stress test/MRI.
What is the nurse to patient ratio?	1:6
Average number of admits per day or week:	With the concept of a decisional unit, the amount of patients that come and go vary from day to day. There is a high probability of 4-5 new admissions/discharges each day
What opportunities for career progression and growth exist?:	Nurses can become charge nurses. We also have the Nursing Professional Advancement Program with 3 advancement levels.
Who will this candidate report to:	Nurse Manager

Job ID: 458583

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