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Third shift
3 12 hours shifts
1900-0730
Weekend Program (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) - which includes weekend program differential of additional $11/hr. on top of base pay and $3/hr night shift
A Great opportunity for nurses interested in leadership track.
Pay Range
$40.30 - $60.45Responsible for the supervision and administrative decision making for the care and coordination of nursing and patient care services.
Represents nursing and hospital administration and acts as a liaison between management, nursing and other departments. Provides clinical expertise to patients and staff and/or assists staff in locating clinical resources to meet patient needs.
Participates, observes and/or acts as a resource to staff for patient related clinical problems. Participates in clinical situations such as Code 4, admissions, transfers, and clinical monitoring of unstable patients.
Participates, observes and/or acts as a resource to staff for patient related service problems. Collaborates with MD's to ensure optimal patient care and effective utilization of resources, and supports the staff to effectively problem solve patient service issues and unit issues. Acts as a patient advocate by responding and intervening in patient and visitor concerns.
Initiates investigation of patient incidents and medication errors, ensures proper documentation and a corrective action plan is in place.
Participates, observes and acts as a resource for staff regarding patient related systems problems. Acts as a liaison for staff to ensure processes are in place for patients to receive an optimal level of patient care. Collaborates with nurse managers, department managers, medical staff and hospital administration to facilitate the provision of quality care.
Identify trends in system problems and notifies the manager of the unit of the issue.
Assists with patient admission, transfer and discharge to facilitate timely process throughout the system. Obtains patient report from sending area (Emergency Services, Admitting, Surgery, Nursing Inpatient Units, other healthcare facilities, etc.) and evaluates patient status. Transfers patients and/or reassigns staff to accommodate admissions if need is identified by the unit. Completes database, processes initial key MD orders, and begins admission process as needed.
Responds to internal and external public relations issues, maintaining guest relations rapport with staff, public and media, which includes alerting public relations and site administrators of potential patient/hospital situations, directing media to public relations as appropriate and fielding outside telephone inquires, complaints and problems with proper referral.
Ensures compliance with standards and requirements of regulatory agencies.
Serves as individual to intervene during the absence of the Safety Officer and/or Patient Safety Officer whenever conditions immediately threaten life or health or threaten damage to equipment or buildings. Intervention authority is designated by the governing board.
Performs various patient positioning and transporting duties, which require lifting and pushing/pulling, while utilizing proper technique.
Scheduled Hours
Friday, Saturday and Sundays 19:00-07:30
Weekend program differential is an additional $11/hr
Night shift differential is an additional $3/hr.
Licenses & Certifications
Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Degrees
Graduated from an accredited nursing program
Required Functional Experience
Typically requires 3 years of experience in clinical nursing with demonstrated clinical expertise.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Excellent problem solving, decision-making and listening skills.Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to effectively collaborate with and establish/build relationships with others.Proven organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively.
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About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.