Job Description

Location: Chicago, IL

Hospital: RUSH University Medical Center

Department: Critical Care Outreach

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Shift: Shift 3

Work Schedule: 12 Hr (5:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 AM)

Summary:

This RN is a certified expert in critical care nursing, and a proficient leader who provides episodic patient care, nursing consultation, and is the nursing leader during Emergency Responses across adult acute care units. The Critical Care Outreach RN is competent in multiple nursing specialties, providing care to diverse patient populations. This clinician is a resource for nursing staff in the recognition and management of decompensating and high acuity patients. A dynamic environment requires the Critical Care Outreach RN to make independent decisions and judgments that support high quality care. The Critical Care Outreach RN manages requests through autonomous triage, negotiation, and prioritization.

Other information:

Required Job Qualifications:

• Current State of Illinois Registered Nurse licensure.

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing,

• 3 years of Progressive experience and/or in Critical Care Nursing and leadership experience· Pediatric Intensive Care Experience desired

• Consistent proficient performance at RN 2 position or equivalent experience.

• National Certification.

• ACLS

• Analytical ability.

• Communication skill is required in order to lead and teach.

• Interact effectively with others in difficult situations.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in nursing.

Physical Demands:

• Work requires the ability to walk throughout the Medical Center and to be standing or walking most of the designated shift.

• Work requires lifting or carrying objects 30 lbs. and lifting and positioning patients, with appropriate lift equipment

• The ability to check documents for errors, use a keyboard to enter and retrieve data, and closely examine specimen, images or reports is required.

• Work conditions include performing procedures where carelessness could result in injury or illness and contact with potentially infectious materials and/or strong chemical agents.

Disclaimer:

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Responsibilities:

Evidence Based Practice

• Provides care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.

• Participates in unit or organizational shared governance and leadership

• Promotes and supports growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.

• Accountable for activities that lead to excellent patient care outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, and safe care.

• Actively participates in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes, identifies opportunities for, and participates in performance improvement activities related to capacity management, patient throughput/patient flow and other critical nursing initiatives to meet hospital strategic goals.

• Carry out and promote nursing care that is based on latest research findings and constitutes best practice

• Disseminate evidence-based practice hospital, local, and national level including abstract composition and submission.

Relationship and Caring

• Creates an environment, which establishes a caring, therapeutic relationship with patients and families through effective communication, acknowledgement of patient/family perceptions of health and illness and mutual goal setting.

• Establishes constructive and strategic partnerships with peers, professional nurses, the University, other disciplines and departments to achieve positive clinical and service outcomes.

• Uses leadership, team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to build partnerships within and across units and departments.

• Establishes a climate that fosters open communication, values differing points of view and promotes shared governance.

• Creates, collaborates, and effectively maintains a just culture for all constituents across disciplines provides a safe environment and promotes quality patient care through adherence to established standards of practice.

• Develops a climate that optimizes the patient and family experience through supportive interactions and patient education

Critical Thinking

• Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.

• Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.

• Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined by standards of practice.

• Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, data and the medical plan of care.

• Goals for patient are realistic, measurable, and developed in conjunction with the patient/family.

• Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient in the plan of care.

• Plan of care is done in collaboration with the patient/family and members of the multidisciplinary team.

• Reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient's status. Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of the activities of the health care team.

• Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care and regulatory agency requirements.

• Delegates appropriately and provides nursing supervision in the provision of care to patients by other unlicensed personnel.

• Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients from whom care is provided.

• Assists in transporting critical care patients for diagnostic testing/procedures.

• Evaluates patient progress toward goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with the health care team.

• Documentation reflects objective/subjective data, nursing interventions and patient's response to treatment. Notes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.

Technical Expertise

• Creates and promotes a culture of safety and accountability.

• Articulates standards and monitors compliance with the State Nurse Practice Act, State Board of Nursing Regulation, regulatory agency standards and the policies of the organization.

• Demonstrates information literacy skills in complex decision-making Utilizes clinical information systems, i.e., Epic, Teletracking to promote safety, quality and cost effective care.

• Strategically plans for ongoing education to acquire new knowledge and skills

Leadership

• Translates the nursing and corporate vision and strategic plan into measurable goals and sustainable programs.

• Creates and maintains a supportive and healthy work environment.

• Advances practice through the development of innovations incorporating the principles of change.

• Mentors and coaches nursing staff and creates an environment of professional growth.

• Serves as a role model whose beliefs, attitudes and actions support unit leadership and goals.

• Demonstrates proficient leadership skills at the unit level.

• Demonstrates accountability for own professional practice, including progress toward achievement of annual goals.

• Actively seeks opportunities to gain knowledge and advanced clinical and leadership skills

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Position Critical Care Outreach RN 2

Location US:IL:Chicago

Req ID 8843