Pre​/Post-Op Clinical Nurse - Prentice PACU Rotating

Pre/Post-Op Clinical Nurse - Prentice PACU, Full-time, Rotating

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient‑first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees.

Candidates must have at least two years of ICU or PACU work experience to be considered for this position. This is a full‑time position, 0.9 FTE, 36 hours per week, 12‑hour shifts with rotating start times (6:00 am, 8:00 am, and 9:00 am), weekend and holiday requirements.

The Prentice Women’s Hospital SDS/PACU is a multifaceted unit that provides world‑class care to patients undergoing gynecological, plastics, and breast surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Our nurses provide care to some of the most complex gynecological, plastics, and breast patients in the State of Illinois. Prentice SDS/PACU allows nurses to advance their skill set by combining cutting‑edge technology and critical thinking skills to provide evidence‑based comprehensive nursing care to our highly complex patient population.

• Gynecological
• Breast
• Plastics
• Robotic

• Practices in accordance with the patient‑centered care model.
• Develops an individualized, age‑specific, culturally sensitive nursing plan of care for the patient that is based on the nursing process.
• Incorporates the role of patient advocate into the plan of care.
• Uses a team approach to develop and achieve daily patient‑centered individualized care goals.
• Acknowledges and values the contributions of the patient’s significant others as an integral part of the plan of care.
• Identifies potential conflict situations and facilitates resolution using established communication channels.
• Promotes and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient.
• Protects patients by maintaining a safe environment.
• Participates in research‑related activities including evidence‑based practice and quality improvement initiatives.
• Practices safe surgery‑specific post‑operative care to include assessment, potential complications, and discharge teaching.
• Identifies potential pre‑anesthetic surgical risk factors.

• Advances clinical expertise, demonstrated through pursuit of informal and formal continuing education opportunities and obtaining specialty certification when eligible.
• Continuously enhances skills and abilities to ensure the highest quality patient care.
• Shares knowledge and expertise through educating team members, patients, and students.
• Demonstrates critical thinking by integrating theoretical knowledge and expertise to pose relevant clinical questions when evidence and practice differ.
• Identifies priorities, sets realistic and measurable goals, prescribes and implements nursing interventions in a safe and timely manner.
• Develops and implements individualized education plans for patients and families using suitable instructional materials and methods.
• Evaluates and documents the patient’s responses to nursing interventions in the health record and appropriately individualizes the plan of care based on the evaluation of findings.
• Identifies situations that require further intervention and escalates appropriately; consults appropriate experts and resources when needed.
• Participates in the formation, implementation, and evaluation of team goals.
• Appropriately delegates and supervises interventions to implement the plan of care.
• Conveys complete, timely, and accurate information at hand‑off at the bedside or any hand‑off.
• Adheres to ethical standards of practice.
• Possesses the knowledge to intervene in the event of a complication or undesired outcome.

• Participates in one or more volunteer initiatives annually, Northwestern Memorial organized or on his/her own.