Registered Nurse; RN), Operating Room - Registry

Job Overview

Join UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the General Operating Room department. This 100% onsite opportunity requires you to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Under the leadership of the Manager, the Registered Nurse functions as an interactive resource in clinical nursing and professional practice. The Registered Nurse is responsible for coordinating and performing direct nursing care for patients, utilizing concepts of the nursing process, serving as resource, preceptor, mentor, and leader for physicians, professional peers, and other fellow employees, and providing participative supervision to the Patient Care Team Members in collaboration with the Patient Manager.

• Collaborates closely with physicians to assess, design, coordinate, implement, and evaluate the patient’s plan of care and the patient’s outcomes.
• Demonstrates the necessary skills and knowledge to provide complex nursing skills and delegates tasks to other Care Team members according to unit-specific competencies as appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Responsible for and monitors the quality of patient care and patient satisfaction.
• Accurately and independently pursues professional development opportunities.
• Assumes responsibility for ensuring the daily operations of the Patient Care Center are effectively and efficiently maintained.
• Works within the accepted service standards and supports the Vision of Ingalls Hospital.
• Works in partnership with other patient care team members and proactively identifies and provides for the individual patient, family, and physician needs exceeding their expectations.
• Knows, follows, and actively supports the philosophy, mission, and Vision of Ingalls Hospital.
• Adheres to all hospital policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Observes and adheres to all corporate compliance requirements and communicates issues as they arise to the appropriate parties.

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required.
• Must hold a current RN Licensure State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation or valid temporary permit to practice nursing in the State of Illinois.
• Must hold a current Basic Life Support certification (Healthcare Provider Recognition).

• Acute care or related experience providing nursing care to patients within at least the last five years.

• Job Type/FTE:
  Registry (0.10).
• Shift: Days (12-hour shifts).
• Work Location:
  
  Onsite.
• Unit/Department:
  General Operating Room.

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

The pay range for this position is $49.00/hr - $49.00/hr uchicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.