Weiss Memorial Hospital has been serving Chicago’s North Side and surrounding communities providing excellent health care services for over 60 years. We are a 236-bed, Joint Commission-accredited facility providing a full range of health care services to meet the needs of our diverse community. We have grown to better serve our community to include more than 450 doctors representing 42 medical specialties and more than 800 employees, all committed to providing you with personalized care. We are looking for exceptional people who share our mission and values to join our team!

PRIMARY JOB QUALIFICATIONS

1. Registered Nurse with current IL license,
2. BSN required
3. ACLS & PALS certification preferred "1" year of experience in PACU, ICU, Critical Care or Telemetry unit
4. Demonstrated organization and time management skills and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
5. Excellent interpersonal skills, customer service delivery skills
6. Excellent experience leading and facilitating a wide variety of diverse patient groups required
7. Ability to assess needs, identify problems, explore alternatives, and implement solutions
8. Demonstrated ability to work independently and make decisions in accordance with hospital policy and governmental regulations.
9. Knowledge of basic computer operations.
10. Ability to use audio/visual equipment, telephone, and other clinical equipment for patient teaching.

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES

1. Demonstrates the WMH Customer Service Values, which are key in providing quality service to patients and customers. *
2. Assess treatment and care for specific patient populations and plans age-appropriate care. Utilizes hands on physical assessment skills and interview techniques to formulate a clinical data base; analyzes collected information derived from patient and other sources to identify age-appropriate patient problems and needs. Re-assesses on an ongoing basis and documents findings or changes in condition in the progress notes. Assess severity of findings and obtains physician intervention as warranted. *
3. Uses data gained through assessment and collaboration with the health care team to develop a plan of care for each identified patient problem. *
4. Independently implements the plan of care utilizing professional nursing skills and collaborates with and instructs patients, members of family/significant other and heath care team. Demonstrates ability to function in emergency situations. *
5. Uses the nursing process to formulate appropriate questions for measuring outcomes. Evaluates patient responses to therapeutic intervention. Uses multiple sources of information to validate findings. Makes judgments based on the data collected. *
6. Utilizes knowledge of medications, procedures, infection control, and safety precaution, and initiates age-appropriate intervention in crisis situations. *
7. Assigns/delegates care to other qualified members of the health care team. Coordinates care between other professional disciplines as needed.
8. Documents selective data on appropriate forms and enters designated information into the computer. Actively participates in the Quality Assurance and Improvement Process. *
9. Responsible for processing patients through the phase one post anesthesia care unit while following the policies and procedures in the unit. Responsible for processing patients through the preoperative holding area. *
10. Supports department of nursing and hospital policy and procedures.
11. Complies with department policy and procedures. Complies with staffing rotations. *
12. Demonstrates responsibility for own professional practice and growth by ensuring clinical knowledge base and skills are maintained and enhanced.
13. Organizes on a continuum due to the changing status of the patients and environment.
14. Maintains environment and equipment in an appropriate manner. Supports unit teams. Resolves problems. Supports customer service. *

Weiss Memorial Hospital provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.