Registered Nurse-Emergency Department Full Time

Northwestern Medicine is committed to providing comprehensive emergency services that address any type of emergency, from chest pain and strokes to serious fractures. The Emergency Department at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital is designated as a Level II Trauma Center, staffed 24 hours a day by physicians who are board certified in emergency medicine and has trauma surgeons available, as well as a specially trained nursing staff certified in trauma nursing, advanced cardiac life support and pediatric advanced life support. This medical center offers immediate access to X-ray equipment, CAT scanners, advanced surgical facilities and intensive care units. Join this incredible team of dedicated emergency medicine health care professionals today!

Seeking at minimum 1 year of hospital nursing experience. 

Now hiring:

• Full Time, Nights
• Part Time, Nights
• Part Time, Evenings

The Staff Nurse Inpatient  reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates and coordinates nursing care to the acutely ill patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation.  Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice.

Responsibilities:

• Collects and analyzes data, identifies expected outcomes, develops and implements an individualized plan, coordinates care delivery and evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Directs care and determines the appropriate utilization of any assistant involved in providing direct patient care.
• Collaborates with patient, family, physicians and ancillary staff. Creates a documented plan, focused on outcomes and decisions related to the care and delivery of services that indicates communications with patients, families, and others.
• Participates in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
• Evaluates and documents the patient’s responses to nursing interventions in the health record and properly individualizes the plan of care based on the evaluation of findings.
•  Utilizes the best available evidence, including research findings to guide practice decisions.