Job Title: Community Health Registered Nurse - Part Time
Department: Faculty Practice
Shift: 1st
Specialty: Research
Job Number: 2023-1431
Date Posted: 05/01/2023
Position Type: Nursing-Research
Job Qualifications:
Faculty Practice - Community Health Registered Nurse
College of Nursing Faculty Practice
Part Time
General Summary:
The Community/Public Health Nurse is a nurse with knowledge in a specialized area of nursing who promotes and provides quality care to individuals, groups, and communities. The Community/Public Health Nurse supports the mission of the College of Nursing (CON) and exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush and CON policies and procedures. Rush will provide a variable number of nurses as needed pursuant to the Agreement.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Assesses health needs of individuals and the community.
Plans and delivers nursing care for individuals, groups, and communities.
Promotes continuity of care by working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team at assigned agency.
Maintains, interprets, and evaluates health records and medical reports for clients.
Develops and implements health education and prevention programs based on assessed needs.
Implements various screening programs based on community needs.
Utilizes community resources for client referral.
Plans and delivers staff educational programs related to agency/client needs.
Participates in agency program development and evaluation.
Monitors compliance of regulated programs.
Participates in quality improvement efforts.
Acts as a preceptor for Rush CON students, as requested, at assigned agency site.
Knowledge:
Current State of Illinois Registered Nurse licensure required.
Bachelors or Masters degree in Nursing from an NLN accredited school of nursing is required
Experience in community/public health nursing preferred
Skills:
Analytical ability is required
Ability to work in complex organizational systems
Interact effectively with others in difficult situations
Ability to use computer system to enter or retrieve data.
Company Highlights:
Ranked among the top academic medical centers in the country, Rush University Medical Center is an outstanding place to enhance your career. Everything we do centers on one goal: improving patient care.
Rush University is known for its high-quality health care education, supportive learning environment, engagement with the urban community and forward-looking education approach.
Rush University is ranked 22nd on the Times Higher Education's 2016 list of the world's top 150 universities under 50 years of age.
Rush is an academic health system comprising Rush University Medical Center, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital.
Rush was recently ranked first for Quality and Accountability among US academic medical centers in a study conducted by the health care performance improvement company Vizient.
The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) has awarded Rush full accreditation for three years. Rush is one of the first academic medical centers in Illinois to receive this accreditation.
As an academic medical center, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, is committed to advancing medical knowledge through research. Investigators at Rush are involved in more than 1,600 projects, including hundreds of clinical studies to test the effectiveness and safety of new therapies and medical devices, as well as to expand scientific and medical knowledge.
RUMC offers a competitive salary, outstanding benefits & the professional advantages of an environment that supports your development & recognizes your achievements.
Rush University is home to one of the first medical colleges in the Midwest and one of the nation's top-ranked nursing colleges, as well as graduate programs in allied health, health systems management and biomedical research.
Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.