Position Responsibilities:
Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree
Preferred Education: N/A
Minimum Experience: Less than one year of previous job-related experience
Minimum Experience Preferred: 1-2 years of previous job-related experience
Minimum Experience Details: N/A
Managerial Experience: N/A
Managerial Experience Details: N/A
Licensure/Certifications:
Required: CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation),Current Registered Nurse License State of Illinois
Preferred: PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support),Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Recognition
Responsibilities:5% Quality Improvement – Utilizes time and resources effectively to promote quality and cost outcomes (Magnet Force #'s 1,7).,5% Professional Development Activities - Demonstrates accountability for professional growth and job performance by seeking opportunities to enhance job skills and knowledge (Magnet Force #'s 4,14).,10% Discharge Planning - Reviews and evaluates discharge plans with the multidisciplinary teams, the patient, and family to promote timely and appropriate discharge(Magnet Force #'s 5,10,11,13).,20% Plan of Care - Obtains information from patient and/or family to develop an appropriate patient educational plan. Formulates, implements and continually revises patient plan of care based on ongoing assessment of the patient, information acquired from patient’s database, and resources within the medical center (Magnet Force #'s 2,6). Collaborates with other members of the health care team to promote effective patient care (Magnet Force #13).,20% Communication - Performs required documentation and communicates in a competent and effective manner to meet patient and/or family needs and regulatory requirements. Maintains strict confidentiality of patient, employee and department information to ensure patient rights (Magnet Force #'s 3,8,13).,40% Patient Care & Assessment - Clarifies and implements physician, physician assistant and/or advance practice nurse orders by administering medications and performing treatments and testing as prescribed by the physician, and documents accordingly (Magnet Force #12). Recognizes symptoms and establishes priorities consistent with patient's condition (Magnet Force #9). Documents ongoing assessments of patient's physical and emotional status in order to address patient needs appropriately (Magnet Force #'s 5,6). Demonstrates mastery of required unit-based competencies and orientation goals.
Implementation/Coordination/Teaching and Promotion, Evaluation) to guide practice and respond to patient needs.
Gathers pertinent data and information relative to patients' health status and needs and analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems or issues.
Identifies expected outcomes or goals of care based on a plan to individualize care and in collaboration with patients, families, groups, communities, or populations served.
Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected outcomes or goals.
Nurses systematically implement the individualized care plan, facilitates the coordination of care with inter and intra-professional colleagues and employs strategies for health teaching and promotion.
Evaluates progress toward achieving defined outcomes/goals and change the plan if necessary.
Implements evidenced-based approaches to care.
Professional Practice. Expected to engage in professional role activities, including leadership, appropriate to their education and position. Accountable for their professional actions to themselves, their healthcare consumers, their peers and to society.
Uses resources and speaks up to help evaluate situations where unethical behavior is in question. Consults other professionals to initiate ethical consults when needed.
Works with a questioning attitude raises clinical concerns. Uses current literature to guide practice and offer ideas for improve practice and outcomes.
Implements practices that are congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
Communicates effectively and speaks up when communication from others is not clear and may endanger the safety of patients, families, groups, communities or colleagues. Effective verbal and written communication in the form of documentation in the medical record are essential to effective practice. Seeks assistance to resolve conflict if unable to resolve independently.
Collaboration with patients and families is essential in developing an effective plan of care and nurses must collaborate inter and intra-professionally for effective practice. Actively participates in interdisciplinary care planning.
The level of leadership for a Registered Nurse 2 (RN 2) is consistent with the level of experience, knowledge and licensure. Must delegate appropriately and effectively to unlicensed assistive personnel and ensure the quality of work. Effectively evaluates the completion of delegated care and provides feedback to unlicensed assistive personnel and other nurses.
Continues to learn and develop competence that reflects current nursing practice. Completion of assigned learning materials and competency activities is expected within orientation and beyond. Seeks feedback to improve performance and raise questions when unsure of the correct path for patient care or professional performance.
Expected to contribute to the professional growth of others by acting as a preceptor, clinical coach and mentor to novice nurses and nursing students.
Seeks evidence-based solutions to clinical issues and integrate them into practice.
Nurses contribute to quality nursing practice. Seeks to understand the metrics used to evaluate the effectiveness of overall nursing practice by participating in department huddles and meetings. Identifies opportunities to improve practice and seeks support to implement change. Actively participates in improvement projects and supports evidence-based changes to practice.
Utilizes resources appropriately to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible. Speaks up when resources are needed and advocates for patients, so resources are provided as needed across the continuum of care.
Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner. This includes the handling and disposing of medication and biohazardous material. Knowledge of and adherence to regulatory guidelines is expected.
Caring. Caring is an essential component of nursing practice and is demonstrated through concrete acts, interpersonal connections, verbal and nonverbal communication. Nurses also promote self-care and care for the environment and society. Loyola Medicine values are actively demonstrated in the behaviors of the RN.
Safety. Advocates for safety in patient care and within the work environment by raising concerns, reporting safety events, reporting conditions that could cause a safety event (near misses), by participating in investigation of safety events and improvement efforts and by implementing best practices to improve safety.
Living Our Values. Demonstrates the Trinity Health/Loyola Medicine values in every interaction with patients, families, visitors, colleagues and providers.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.