Position Highlights:

What We Offer:

Hours: 36 hours/week, Evenings, 3:00PM– 11:30AM

Location: Evanston Hospital-Acute Medical with Telemetry, Oncology (5 South Searle)

Required Travel:

Description:

5 South Searle is a 35-bed acute medical telemetry unit specializing in general medicine, oncology, hospice and palliative care. The unit operates 24-hours a day, 365 days out of the year catering to an adult and geriatric population.

The Staff Nurse will engage in relationship-based care providing holistic, patient-centered care to achieve healthy relationships in a safe, healing, caring environment enabling patients and family to equally partner in the multidisciplinary care provided.

What you will need:

• License: N/A
• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Certification: BLS/CPR and Nursing Assistant Certification (by the State of Illinois) required. Good standing on the IDPH Nurse Aide Registry and IDPH healthcare worker registry required, or Student Nurse who has completed one clinical rotation, or Medical Assistant Certification, or EMT-B / Paramedic training
• Experience: 1 year of customer service and/or prior nursing assistant experience preferred

What you will do:

• Work under the supervision of a RN to deliver patient care
• Assist with Vital Signs (includes manual blood pressure), 12-Lead EKG, Bladder Ultrasound, Foley catheter and IV adapter removal, sterile specimen collection, bathing, beds, ambulating, turning, hourly rounding, blood glucose, feeding, admitting patients to room, preparing patients for discharge and any other duties delegated by the Registered Nurse
• Assist with the implementation of a patient specific care plan
• Participate in other activities which are essential to the functioning of the patient care unit
• Positively contributing to safety outcomes and promoting high quality patient experience

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