Registered Nurse - GI Lab

Registered Nurse, GI

Join our team as a Registered Nurse at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, IL. This full-time position offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on patient care.

Job Description

• Reporting to a Clinical Director or other designated manager, the Staff Nurse assumes responsibility for the complete nursing process in the delivery of patient care, which includes assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient outcomes from a patient's admission through discharge.
• Utilizes the nursing process to provide coordinated patient care in order to achieve desired outcomes as an active member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Coordinates and provides holistic care based on the patient's individual needs in concert with the patient's family and/or significant other.
• Supports and interprets hospital and nursing department philosophies, objectives, policies, and procedures and applies them to all aspects of patient care. Maintains practice standards as established by hospital and regulatory bodies.
• Delegates patient care activities as appropriate.
• Participates in quality measurement and improvement activities.
• Maintains physician relationships that demonstrate mutual respect, trust, and open dialogue for the provision of quality patient care.
• Maintains peer relationships that demonstrate support, collaboration, and goal-directed interaction.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to assess, treat, and provide care appropriate to the age(s) of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. Maintains clinical competencies as established by areas of practice.
• Demonstrates professional attitude in nursing through dress, conduct, educational growth, provision of patient care, and by positively affirming nursing as a valued career.
• Utilizes supplies and equipment in the provision of patient care in a manner which assures quality, cost-effective patient care.
• Maintains relationships with other departments' staffs in order to provide optimal patient care through achieving respect and positive teamwork.
• Attends all mandatory inservice education programs as required by the area of service.
• Adheres to departmental and hospital safety standards in order to maintain a clean, safe patient care and working environment.
• Adheres to the hospital's guest relations policy.

Requirements

• Education: Successful completion of an Associate's degree or BSN from an accredited school of nursing.
• License: Professional licensure in the State of Illinois.
• Certification: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) Required, Basic Life Support (BLS) - National CPR Foundation (NCPRF) Required, Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse (CWON) - Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) Preferred, Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN) - Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) Preferred.
• Experience: 1 Year ICU or ER experience preferred; 1 Year radiology nursing experience preferred; 1 Year wound/ostomy experience preferred; Successful completion of Wound Ostomy Associate class preferred.

Benefits

• Premium pay for eligible employees
• Career pathways to promote professional growth and development
• Various medical, dental, and vision options
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free parking
• Wellness program savings plan
• Health savings account options
• Retirement options with company match
• Paid time off and holiday pay
• Community involvement opportunities
• Visa sponsorship available (nursing and lab roles)

Community Overview

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals - Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights), Skokie, and Swedish (Chicago) - all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence.

When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Diversity, equity, and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect, and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.

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