Registered Nurse (RN), Days, Sign-On Bonus

La Rabida Children's Hospital • Full-time • Chicago, IL, US • 1w ago

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is hiring Registered Nurses/(RN) for the inpatient unit in Chicago, IL. We’re offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus for qualified individuals!

At La Rabida Children’s Hospital, our mission is simple: we’re dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of life for each of our patients with complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illnesses. The path to completing this mission, however, is often complicated.  Fortunately, we’ve got the best team around.  If you are looking for your next career opportunity to partner with a compassionate multidisciplinary collaborative team, we have the job for you!

Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse focuses on developing skills to guide him/her over a continuum of basic patient care through more complex assignments, assessing the needs of acute and chronically ill children using effective communication with patients/families and team members. The Staff Registered Nurse uses the nursing process in a family-centered interdisciplinary context to coordinate care and achieve team goals.

Essential Registered Nurse Functions:
Nursing Process:

Complete initial and ongoing assessments and actively seek assistance to verify assessments/changes noted
Identifies problems e.g., nursing diagnosis, and adds to problem list/kardex.
Carry out interventions defined by policy or individual plan of care and prescribed orders. Seeks assistance when the relationship between orders and assessment is unclear. (e.g., abnormal lab values.) Maintains working knowledge of routine procedures, techniques, and treatments as defined in policy.
Evaluate interventions against desired goals and seek input on changes.
Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses manually and electronically. Verifies and transcribes medical orders.

Assuring/Improving Quality of Care:

Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient care environment by providing care that follows policies and procedures in accordance with the Illinois Nurse Practice Act.
Demonstrate Unit Specific skills and competencies (e.g., Tracheostomy Certification.)
Knowledgeable in using patient care equipment; recognizes malfunction, takes out of services, and reports immediately.
Demonstrates knowledge of infection control and safety precautions (e.g. isolation, IV line care.)
Displays basic knowledge of JCAHO, IDPH, HIPPA, and other regulatory requirements; participates in continuous preparation for survey.
Aware of quality improvement initiatives on the unit and in the hospital and seeks to incorporate information from projects into practice. Monitor adlrch.orgs quality indicators as directed.
Reads at least two (2) nursing, research, and quality articles yearly.
Completes and routes occurrence reports appropriately.

Patient/Staff Education:

Assesses patient/family readiness to learn.
Sets mutual goals and provides patient/family education, evaluates the efficacy of teaching, and documents in the patient record.
Obtains education materials and uses tools appropriate to the patient's age and/or special needs.
Provide specific discharge instructions for this episode of care.
Utilizes interpreter services as necessary.
Attends/completes all mandatory education and in-services within the appropriate timeframe.

Leadership/Collaboration/Professional Development:

Practices service excellence behaviors.
Seeking experiences to develop clinical knowledge base and technical skills.
Delegate patient care tasks to other members of the team; including assigning responsibilities, evaluating completion of tasks, and providing education, feedback, and coaching to complete tasks.
Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills.
Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members.
Follows the chain of command for problem resolution.
Attends at least four (4) hours annually of non-mandatory continuing education.
Participate in at least six (6) monthly nursing staff meetings.

Other Requirements:

Acquires and maintains basic certifications as required: BLS/PALS.

What we need from you: 

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required
Related Work Experience: Pediatric Experience required, PICU & NICU preferred.
Licensure/Certification: Licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Illinois; CPR Required (only certifications issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross will be accepted)
Specialized Knowledge and Skills: Growth and Development, Family Centered Philosophy

What you will receive:  

Competitive Salary 
Medical, Dental, and Vision 
Pet Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 
Life & Disability Insurance 
Retirement Savings Plans & Matching 
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
Paid Time Off
Free Parking 
Free breakfast and lunch on the last Friday of every month

Compensation Information:
Pay Range: $35.00 - $63.29

Who we are:
La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children dealing with the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education, and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head-on.

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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