Location: Downers Grove, IL
2 years cardiac cath lab experience. Demonstrated proficiency in PTCA, EPS preferred , with an AAS in RTR, or RTN license. or a minimum of 5years experience as RTR or RTN experience preferred. ~Minimum of 12 CEU hours per year. ~This position will need to recognize the needs and behaviors of a variety of age groups of patients treated, i.
e. normal patterns of adolescent behavior and look for signs of normal aging prior experience with various age groups is preferred. ~Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. ~Ability to anticipate patient and unit needs. ~Ability to teach procedures to the staff. ~Current License in the state of IL as a RTR, RTN, RCVT, or Paramedic (EMT~P)~ACLS,
IABP. RCIS within two years of employment. The ability to function in a high stress environment, lift and move heavy patients and equipment, stand for long periods of time, wearing lead apron (approx.
18 lbs. ), and work flexible hours and on~call basis. All cath lab staff must be able to respond to off hour call~ins within thirty minutes of the pager going off. If position has direct patient care or direct patient contact the following lifting requirement supersedes any previous lifting requirement effective 06/01/2015. Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment
is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available.
Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be backssed on a case~by~case basis. Purpose: To provide professional, highly technical nursing care to all cardiovascular patients, while assisting physicians during all cardiovascular procedures. Function as a liaison for patients, patient's families, and physicians. Assist physicians in the operation of technical equipment utilized during all procedures. Accountabilities: Maintain complete documentation of cardiovascular procedures Participate in in~services, continuing education, and workshops to remain abreast of new procedures and current technologies Accountable for the maintenance of quality control in all areas of the lab Provide a secure and safe environment for patients and staff maintaining constant awareness of safety hazards Assistance with new staff orientation within the department Act as a role model within the department serving as a resource person for all clinical activities Assisting in the development of new operating procedures Advocate Aurora Health Job ID #R87183.
Posted job title: radiology tech - cardiac cath lab About Advocate Aurora Health Advocate Aurora Health’s 22,000 nurses demonstrate our values of excellence, compassion and respect, collaborating to advance our stated purpose of helping people live well.
To encourage you to be the best nurse you can, Advocate Aurora will provide support, tools and resources for orientation, education and professional development, in the care setting that is best for you. Your voice as a team member will be heard clearly whether you’re at one of our 10 Magnet designated hospitals or more than 500 sites of care. Join our team and be inspired to chart a course for Advocate Aurora to become the best place in the nation for nurses to pursue their passion.
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Increase and Incentive Bonus Paid time off and Holiday pay Pay: Based on experience, starting at: $34.00 + per hour. Description The Registered Nurse - HHC-HOME HEALTH HOSPICE 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.
We are looking for motivated Nurses who are passionate about their careers for our growing Home Health and Hospice agency. You'll be joining a team that focuses on improving, building better tomorrows for our patients. We offer excellent benefits package. This is your chance
to launch a rewarding autonomous career that offers flexibility. You can schedule your patients and day to accommodate patient needs and yours. The RN would be responsible for Home visits to include but not be limited to skilled needs such as wound care, IVs, patient backssment, family education, bereavement visits.
We help families at their most vulnerable times to be comfortable with a multidisciplinary approach to be a patient advocate and liaison for the family. Home Health provides excellent opportunities for patient relationships and continuity of care. Geographic area is generally determined by identifying locations that work best for our team and patients and are generally concentrated
within proximity of each other. Visits are in home, but charting can be completed remotely.
Join our team of experienced and dedicated clinicians! This opportunity includes: Mileage reimbursement Laptop and cell phone Flexible self-scheduling Sign-on Bonus: $2,500(Internal employees are not eligible for the Sign-on Bonus)Qualifications Required: Current RN licensure in the State of Illinois which can be verified on the Illinois State web site. Associate's degree Must have a dependable work history, along with excellent communicating skills and interpersonal skillinteractioncellent listening and communication skills, flexibility and willingness to quickly adapt to new situations while maintaining a positive attitude Must have a valid driver's license, free of any restrictions, and have a current auto insurance card.
You must have a minimum 1-2 years of Nursing experience Preferred: BSN degree Prior Home Health and Hospice experience PM Shift, No Weekends Equal Opportunity Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, interaction, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, interactionual orientation or any other protected status.
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Christ Hospital & Medical Center – 4440 W 95th St Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Benefits Eligible: Yes Hours Per Week: 36 Schedule Details/Additional Information: N/A Major Responsibilities: Uses the nursing process to backss the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care.
Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum. Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient’s condition, status, and need for care. Provides ongoing backssment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur.
Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.
Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety. backsses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary. Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family. Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care. Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice. Provides ongoing evaluation of patient,
team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed.
Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes. Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members. Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel. Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines. Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care. Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience. Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others. Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.
Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies in a timely manner. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to backss data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.
Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards. Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required: Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA). Education Required: Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing. Experience Required: Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: Demonstrates progression to provide holistic patient care and the ability to view clinical situations from a patient and family focus.
Demonstrates progression to recognize situational changes that require unplanned or unanticipated interventions, and responds to situations with confidence, timeliness and flexibility. Proficient computer skills, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems. Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and interpersonal skills. Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members and physicians.
Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others. Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions. Excellent organization, prioritization and problem-solving skills. Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions. Demonstrates coordination, collaboration, delegation and team building skills. Certification Addendum: Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e. g. DNV, CARF or others) Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
Must be able to: lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist. lift up to 20 lbs. over the head. carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance. Must be able to: push/pull with 30 lbs. of force. perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present. Position requires use of foot pedals on carts or machines. May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable disease. Therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures/functions. Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties. Advocate Aurora Health Job ID #R81655. About Advocate Aurora Health Advocate Aurora Health’s 22,000 nurses demonstrate our values of excellence, compassion and respect, collaborating to advance our stated purpose of helping people live well.
To encourage you to be the best nurse you can, Advocate Aurora will provide support, tools and resources for orientation, education and professional development, in the care setting that is best for you. Your voice as a team member will be heard clearly whether you’re at one of our 10 Magnet designated hospitals or more than 500 sites of care. Join our team and be inspired to chart a course for Advocate Aurora to become the best place in the nation for nurses to pursue their passion.
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assumes leadership responsibilities with high levels of contributions in direct patient care and interaction, the unit, and across the organization. The Clinical Resource Nurse role is a population-specific clinical, patient advocate responsible for assisting nurses, patients, and families.
This role will help navigate the complex health care system in an organized, effective, mentoring, and safe environment within the hospital acute care settings. This role will assist new nurses and seasoned nurses with the standardization and efficiency of care for patients and families in the continuum of care. Demonstrates the ability to backss, plan, facilitate and evaluate patient care. Demonstrates
clinical competence when caring for a wide variety of complex patients through expert backssment skills, manual and technical skills, and critical thinking abilities.
Demonstrates the ability to stay on the cutting edge of clinical practice in the respective unit. Demonstrates the ability to utilize evidence-based practices within the area of specialty. Uses baseline/ongoing patient data from all sources to assist in the development of an individualized plan of care. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify potential barriers and variances to the plan of care. Collaborates with the care team to recommend referrals to other disciplines of the care team as necessary
to meet patient needs (social work, therapy, wound care, etc.
). Collaborates with Nurse Manager and Case Manager to facilitate length of stay and payor needs. Demonstrates ability to recognize, evaluate and assist in the implementation of solutions in resource consumption and length of stay issues. Participates in bedside report on complex patients. Manages and mentors in crisis situations. Demonstrates ability to delegate and oversee care processes. Assists in the professional growth/development, clinical knowledge/skills, and critical thinking ability of nurses and ancillary staff. Recognizes individual and unit education needs based on trends, quality standards, observation, and care gaps.
Performs bedside mentoring and education on the spot when knowledge gaps or teachable moments are identified. Devise curriculum, teach various skills, principles and practices required to improve skills of staff at the bedside. Provides feedback to staff on performance based on observation and chart review. Conducts bedside critical thinking exercises with nurses during patient rounds. Facilitates and conducts bedside orientation for critical situations/experiences after the orientation period. Provides Just-in-time training and coaching at the elbow.
Reports mentoring and bedside educational activities to the Nurse Manager on an ongoing basis. Supports and participates in daily unit huddles. Models bedside shift report, involving the patient and family in the shift report handoff processes, utilizes SBAR in all handoffs and validates consistency of all practices. Role models and educates frontline team members regarding improvement of Nurse Sensitive Indicators, Culture of Mobility, Patient Experience initiatives including AIDET and HEAT model. Completes initiatives to improve frontline team member engagement and satisfaction.
Demonstrates professional accountability and leadership. Provides clinical leadership to achieve desired patient outcomes. Holds self and others to high standards of professional practice and behavior. Develops and maintains positive relationships between staff, physicians, and other departments Develops strategies to promote teamwork and collegiality. Demonstrates ability to manage time, multiple priorities, and changing demands assuring work is completed. Acts as a role model and demonstrates expertise in conflict resolution and negotiation. Demonstrates creativity and innovation in approach to complex problem solving.
Evaluates and communicates input on the professional practice environment and unit process effectiveness to the Nurse Manager. Continuously evaluates staff performance and provides Input to the Nurse Manager. Provides timely and ongoing feedback on patient, physician, and staff issues to Nurse Manager. Monitors patient flow Issues and assists with problem solving and resolving these Issues. backss patient status for safety and establish preventive measures as needed. backsses environment and unit processes for patient safety risks and assists in the establishment of plans and interventions to reduce risk (falls, wounds, nutrition, NPSG compliance, etc.
) CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS Registered Professional Nurse (RN) License Current licensure in good standing as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois. upon hire and Basic Life Support (BLS) Must possess and maintain current upon hire and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Minimum 3 years' experience specific to acute and/or critical care patient population. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.
Work may occasionally require travel to other facilities/hospitals. requireduired to drive your own vehicle for business purposes. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Advanced reading, writing and oral skills Ability to respond appropriately to customer/coworker Interaction with a wide variety of people Maintain confidential information Ability to communicate only the facts to recipients or to decline to reveal information Ability to project a professional, friendly, helpful demeanor Ability to utilize PC including, basic elements of Windows environment, keyboarding, work with mouse, and perform basic computer tasks with instruction.
Carle Health System Job ID #36197. Posted job title: rn - clinical resource nurse - cardiac About Carle Health Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a vertically integrated system with nearly 16,500 team members in its eight hospitals, physician groups and a variety of healthcare businesses and is recognized as a Great Place To Work. Carle Bro Menn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital and Carle Health Proctor Hospital hold Magnet designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. Carle Foundation Hospital ranks as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades.
The system includes Methodist College and Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Health Alliance. Benefits Employee assistance programs Life insurance Medical benefits Dental benefits Vision benefits Bereavement Health Care FSA Dependent Care FSAFor more details: jobs-search. org/legal_peoria-c429945/job_i1971850195