Staff Nurse/R.N. - Emergency Dept.

Description

                                                                  Opportunity is for Full Time 3pm-3am or 7pm-7am

This is a Safety Net hospital and must be ready for a variety of patient customers. The Staff Nurse is a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) who practices within the scope of the Illinois Nurse Practice Act to ensure the delivery of comprehensive, high quality, individualized nursing care, based upon knowledge and experience, the nursing process and leadership skills.    

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assesses each patient’s biophysical, psycho social, environment, spiritual, cultural, self-care, educational and discharge planning based on age and development status.
2. Utilizes the caring behaviors of empathy, active listening and cultural sensitivity and supports patient dignity.
3. Develops and prioritizes an outcome directed plan of care to assigned patients and changes as necessary.
4. Performs clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies, procedures, standards of practice and within scope of the State Nurse Practice.
5. Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing interventions. Modified the plan of care focusing on age and development status and patient outcomes.
6. Reviews the plan of care and consults with the physician and other health care providers to adjust the plan to assure optimum patient outcomes within the scheduled time frame.
7. Documents care per documentation standards.
8. Provides patient/family education

Community First Medical Center offers benefits to all its full-time and part-time employees: 

• United Healthcare Medical PPO/HMO/HSA Plans, premiums as low as $50.00/full time, $85.00/Part Time
• Met Life Dental and Vision
• Paid Time Off  (PTO) with annual accruals up to 168 hrs./year
• Six paid holidays
• Company Paid Life insurance and Short-term Disability 
• 401(k) after 90 days
• Continuing Education reimbursement and 2 days paid off separate from PTO  
• Free Parking Garage
• Internal Growth Opportunities

Requirements

 To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Education and/or Experience

• Must have IL. RN License
• 1+ year of experience preferred
• Good interpersonal skills
• SANE certified sexual examiner nurse exp. a plus 

Community First Medical Center is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer who is committed to cultivating diversity, equity and inclusion within all aspects of our organizations. We stand against and prohibit discrimination in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.