Travel CCU

Travel CCU

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Summary

Provides direct nursing care in a diverse healthcare environment in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. Perform confidential professional nursing care of patients in the inpatient and/or outpatient setting. Provide patient care services including but not limited to completion of admission/discharge assessments, shift assessments, education, drug administration and monitoring of patients. The nurse will collaborate with other disciplines to provide high quality and timely patient care. Services are provided in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.

You may be asked to provide patient care in the following areas: Medical/Surgical, Telemetry, Step-down, Critical Care, Emergency Department, OR/PACU, Procedural Areas, Inpatient Behavioral Health, Mother Baby Unit, LD, NICU based on their clinical area of expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Implements and monitors patient care plans.
• Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to: System Director SHS Patient Transfer and Navigation Center

Provides Supervision to: None

WORKPLACE CONDITIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must frequently lift and/or move 25 pounds and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE CATEGORY

Category 1 Job usually involves contact with patients or patient s specimens. Exposure to blood, body fluids, non-intact skin or tissue specimens, is possible

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

MINIMUM EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required Associates of Science in Nursing (ASN) or a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE: One year of clinical nurse experience in Critical Care, ED, Telemetry, Operating Room/PACU, Procedural, Behavioral Health, Maternal Child, or NICU.

REQUIRED LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS: Currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Illinois. BLS/ACLS credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: Floating between Mount Sinai (North), Holy Cross (South) and Schwab Rehab campuses.