Registered Nurse - Podiatry

OVERVIEW
The Registered Nurse provides individualized patient care using the nursing process, including assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation, while collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team. The RN administers medications and treatments, provides patient and family education, promotes patient safety, and participates in quality improvement and professional development initiatives.

SCHEDULE: 40-hours per week
SHIFT: Days

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.

• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws/practice act.

• Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care

• Documents according to standards of care.

• Develops initiates and executes a patient plan of care according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and/or clinic policy including patient and family instruction.

• Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education. Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding.

• Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions.

• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.

• Utilizes clinical expertise & guidance to other units/departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.

• Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command.

• Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit/department practice activities and decisions and peer review process

• Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.

• Engages in personal development and supports system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines.

• Illinois: 10 hours of continued education (as required for IL licensure)

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE 

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

• ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.

• May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines)

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE 

• Licensed as an RN in state of practice

• Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days

• Other certification(s) per departmentrequirements. For example: ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

May include color blind test (per department guidelines)

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

N/A