Administrative Nurse III (RRT Nurse) - Critical Care Outreach Team (100% Full-Time, Flex Nights)

Administrative Nurse III (Nurse Manager) Critical Care Outreach

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Position Summary: The Administrative Nurse III (Nurse Manager) Critical Care Outreach is accountable and responsible for overseeing Critical Care Outreach Team operations. The ANIII Critical Care Outreach Team (ANIII CCOT) is a certified nurse with subject matter expertise in critical care nursing and emergency response. The ANIII CCOT is a proficient leader who serves as the nurse lead during emergency response activations across the organization and provides episodic patient care, nursing consultation, mentorship, and education to all members of the healthcare team. The ANIII CCOT provides safe, competent care to diverse patient populations and is a resource for interprofessional staff in the proactive recognition and management of deteriorating and high acuity patients. A dynamic environment requires the ANIII CCOT to make independent decisions and judgments that support high quality care. The ANIII CCOT manages requests through autonomous triage, negotiation, and prioritization.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Synthesize theoretical knowledge, evidence-based practice, research, regulatory standards, and clinical expertise to provide safe, coordinated, quality patient care to diverse populations at risk for clinical deterioration in collaboration with an interprofessional team.
• Create and maintain a supportive and healthy work environment, fostering psychological safety, open communication, collaboration, and accountability; serve as a professional leadership role model.
• Identify recurring patient safety concerns and participate in/lead problem solving, continuous quality improvement, and resolution; inform nursing service administration regarding needs of nursing units and specific concerns or trends.
• Plan for and participate in formal and informal educational experiences to interprofessional members of the healthcare team to promote early recognition and management of patient deterioration.
• Actively participate in organizational communication processes through timely review and response to electronic and written messages.
• Demonstrate competence and ownership in all departmental IS applications.
• Ability to work flexible shifts and days when required.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. BSN required. Master's degree in nursing or related field preferred.
2. Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in Illinois with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. Out of state and compact licenses are not accepted.
3. Three (3) to five(5) years of recent relevant, non-contract nursing experience in Critical Care (ICU) required with progressive leadership experience.
4. National certification in critical care required or attained within six months of hire.
5. Current AHA BLS and ACLS required. PALS within six months of hire.
6. BLS/ACLS Instructor or attained within six months of hire.
7. Effective communication skills (oral and written) that facilitate leading, education, and therapeutic relationships among patients, families, and health care providers during emergent situations.
8. Experience working with clinical data sets, data management, and quality improvement initiatives preferred.
9. Ability to establish and maintain psychological safety across multiple clinical settings with individuals having diverse experience and educational preparation.

ONLY CANDIDATES MEETING ALL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE. NEW GRADUATE NURSES GENERALLY DO NOT MEET THE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT ABOVE AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE. ALL-REFER TO APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in nursing or related field preferred.

Important Application Instructions: Click on the Apply Now button and fully complete all sections of the online application including:

• List your RN degree(s) information and award date under the Education section.
• List your IL RN license number and award date in the certification/licensure sections.
• List your BLS, ACLS, PALS, and CCRN credential number and expiration date in the certification/licensure sections.
• Include a detailed employment history clearly listing your nurse experience, and the unit/department the role was in, along with hours per week. This information must be included even if a resume is uploaded.
• Ensure charge nurse and/or other leadership experience is clearly listed in your work experience.
• You may upload a resume, cover letter, certifications, licensures, transcripts and diplomas to supplement your application. Please note, the required information listed above must be included on the application itself.
• A blank application will disqualify you. Make sure to complete the application in addition to attaching your resume.
• Internal candidates must complete all sections of the application with the required information to be considered for this role. Incomplete or omitted information may fail to qualify you and thus disqualify your application.

Please note that once you have submitted your application you will not be able to make any changes. In order to revise your application you must withdraw and reapply. You will not be able to reapply after the posting close date. Please ensure the application is fully completed and all supporting documents have been uploaded before the posting close date.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

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