What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse, Registry position at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab?
The Registered Nurse Will
- Provide professional nursing care for the comfort and well-being of patients, which includes performing specialized treatments, administering prescribed medications, and coordinating patient care with other departments.
- Collect pertinent physiological, psychosocial, and functional data to formulate nursing diagnosis using evidence-based techniques and instruments.
- Assist physician during examinations and treatments.
- Formulate nursing diagnoses by interpreting data from health team members and integrate into written assessments.
- Assess patients, identify changes in status, establish priorities for patient care, and identify crisis situations when needed.
- Implement interventions consistent with the established plan of care and interdisciplinary treatment plan, evaluate progress toward goal attainment, and modify the plan of care as indicated.
- Provide information to patient and significant others regarding care during hospitalization, expected outcomes, home care instructions, and referrals to appropriate health agencies and resources.
- Prepare and provide reports on patient care plans to health team members, which includes completing assignment sheets, providing explanation of patient care plans, and completing documentation.
- Collect and report pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data based on patient plan of care or patient need.
- Review, evaluate and make recommendations regarding SRAlab policies and procedures related to patient care to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- Perform all other duties that may be assigned in the best interest of SRAlab.
- Reports directly to the Nurse Manager.
- Professional knowledge of practice acquired by obtaining a Bachelor/Master of Science in Nursing from an accredited program or accredited Associate Degree in Nursing (with commitment to complete BSN/MSN within 2 years).
- Illinois license to practice as a registered nurse.
- Current CPR or BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.
- Understanding of the growth and development of infant, child, adolescent, young adult, middle-aged adult and geriatric patients.
- Demonstrate the ability to interpret growth and development related information to assure patient needs are met.
- Ability to communicate effectively using timely verbal, non-verbal and written communication.
- Ability to take ownership for serving the customer, team and organization, for achieving goals and for resolving problems.
- Willingness to adapt to changing work demands and work environment.
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills and ability to make sound judgments to monitor and respond to patient needs or changes in condition.
- Ability to anticipate, assess and address the needs of patients
- Ability to transfer and position patients, consistent with lifting up to 35 lbs.
- Normal patient care environment with little or no exposure to dust or extreme temperature.
- Exposure to moderately adverse working conditions in performing certain patient care activities.
- Occasional exposure to infectious diseases when working with patients.