TEAM LEADER RN - PROCEDURAL CARE/IRU (FULL-TIME - DAYS), RN

Overview

Riverside Healthcare is seeking a skilled and dedicated Team Leader Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Medical-Surgical Unit and Perioperative Department in Kankakee, Illinois. This leadership role involves overseeing daily operations in the surgical unit while providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients undergoing various medical and surgical treatments. The RN will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in a fast-paced environment, ensuring high standards and facilitating effective teamwork among nursing staff.

The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical and interpersonal skills, excellent communication abilities, and a commitment to delivering patient-centered care. They must be adept at managing multiple tasks efficiently and flexible with assignments within their professional scope and licensure. Join us in fostering a collaborative environment that prioritizes patient safety and satisfaction

Essential Duties

• Patient Assessment and Care Planning: Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients physical, emotional, and psychological needs. Develop and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
• Treatment Administration: Administer medications, treatments, and procedures as ordered by the provider. Monitor patient responses to treatments, adjusting care plans as necessary to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Patient Monitoring: Continuously monitor vital signs, physical condition, and responses to interventions. Document all observations and changes in patient status accurately and promptly.
• Leadership and Mentorship: Lead and mentor a team of perioperative nurses and support staff, fostering a collaborative environment to deliver exceptional patient care. Conduct performance evaluations and provide ongoing education and training for nursing staff.
• Coordination of Care: Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care activities, including pre-operative assessments, intra-operative management, and post-operative follow-up. Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and contribute to discharge planning.
• Documentation and Compliance: Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and hospital standards.
• Patient Education and Experience: Educate patients and their families about medical conditions, treatment options, and post-discharge care. Engage with patients to promote comfort and understanding, addressing concerns with empathy and professionalism.
• Quality Improvement and Protocol Development: Develop, implement, and evaluate nursing protocols and policies to ensure compliance with safety and quality standards. Participate in departmental meetings and contribute to continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Emergency Response: Respond to medical emergencies with quick and effective interventions, including performing life-saving procedures and stabilizing patients as needed.
• Infection Control: Adhere to infection control protocols and ensure a clean and safe environment for patients and staff, implementing standard precautions to prevent the spread of infections.
• Flexibility: Demonstrate flexibility with assignments within professional scope, duties, and licensure while contributing to a positive and collaborative work environment. Offer constructive feedback and engage in open communication to promote teamwork and mutual respect.

Non-essential Duties

• Assist with the recruitment and onboarding of new nursing staff.
• Support the management in budget preparation and resource allocation.
• Engage in community outreach and education programs as needed.
• Participate in research and evidence-based practice initiatives within the department.

Preferred Experience

• Background in surgical care preferred

Required Licensure/Education

• Current Illinois RN registration
• Current CPR

Preferred Education

• ACLS &PALS certification or within 3 months of hire
• Master's degree in Nursing preferred.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment To You

Riverside Healthcare offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and nationally rated employee well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more so your journey at and away from work is remarkable. Our Total Rewards package includes:

Compensation

• Base compensation within the positions pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift differential, on-call
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits - .5 To 1.0 FTE

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Benefits - .001 To .49 FTE

• Paid Leave Hours accrued as you work

Employee Health Requirements

Exposure/Sensory Requirements

Exposure To

• Chemicals: Refer to MSDS sheets
• Video Display Terminals: Average
• Blood and Body Fluids: Diagnostic composite of patients, frequent contact with intravenous devices, and high potential for contact with contaminated body fluids (blood, stool, vomitus) and administration of blood does create a high risk. use of needleless IV system, universal precautions and protective equipment minimize risk.
• TB or Airborne Pathogens: Patient diagnostic presentations do pose high risk; however, usage of protective wear and universal precautions reduces risk.

Sensory Requirements (speech, Vision, Smell, Hearing, Touch)

• Speech: Required to communicate with patient/families/staff/MDs. Ability to ask for help.
• Vision: Required to observe patients and their physical assessment, ability to read reports, ability to read machines.
• Smell: Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety.
• Hearing: Necessary to hear alarms, calls for help and to hear patient verbalizations; ability to listen for lung, bowel, heart sounds.
• Touch: Necessary to assess patients, need to distinguish between hot and cold.

Activity/Lifting Requirements

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:

• Sit: 10%
• Twist: 4%
• Stand: 40%
• Crawl: 0%
• Walk: 25%
• Kneel: 1%
• Lift: 10%
• Drive: 0%
• Squat: 1%
• Climb: 1%
• Bend: 30%
• Reach above shoulders: 3%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:

• Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 20 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 35 lbs: Frequently
• Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally
• Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
• Up to 100 lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):

• Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
• Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
• Lifting equipment - carry 25'- 150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays).
• Carry charts 25'-150' waist high.
• Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs.
• Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:

• Sit: 30
• Twist: 15
• Stand: 60
• Crawl: 0
• Walk: 10
• Kneel: 0
• Lift: 5
• Drive: 0
• Squat: 2
• Climb: 1
• Bend: 15
• Reach above shoulders: 2

Repetitive Use Of Hands (Frequency Indicated)

Simple grasp up to 10 lbs.

Normal weight:

Pushing &pulling - 50-200 lbs: Occasionally

Fine Manipulation: Typing in computer, omnicell, using pens to chart, drawing up meds in syringe and administration, starting IV's.

Leg Strength - Up to 50 lbs: Occasionally- (repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: utilized in positioning beds during transport; x-ray, surgery or in an emergency situation from floor to floor, locking beds or cardiac chairs.)

Environmental Factors & Special Hazards

• Environmental Factors (Time Spent):
• Inside hours: 6-40
• Outside hours: 0
• Temperature: Normal Range
• Lighting: Average
• Noise levels: Average
• Humidity: Normal Range
• Atmosphere:
• Special Hazards: Radiation, Chemical, Explosive - Chemical-drugs; Explosive-oxygen; Radiation-cesium implants and radioactive iodine therapy.
• Protective Clothing Required: As required for chemotherapy or in cases of isolation, i.e. gloves, gowns, masks, goggles.

Pay Range

USD $37.17 - USD $49.30 /Hr