Job Description

Full time 1.0FTE

8-hour shifts

$3,000 Sign on Bonus (internal transfers and rehires of less than a year are ineligible)

Three West, a fifteen-bed unit is the location of our Inpatient Pediatric and Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation team is comprised of physicians, advanced practice nurses, therapists, nurses and nursing assistants working together to provide exceptional care of our pediatric and adult patients. Within the constructs of the unit, our pediatric patients have a designated location where we can meet their age specific needs. It is in this environment that we care for children from infant to eighteen with varying diagnosis including orthopedic with multi-trauma, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, and oncology. The Spinal Cord program specializes in the treatment of individuals diagnosed with traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injuries, tetraplegia, paraplegia and musculoskeletal injuries. Our team has many educational opportunities to advance skills in spinal cord injury and rehabilitation while working in a multidisciplinary environment to safely care for patients with spinal cord injuries with the use of safe patient handling equipment. The diversity of our patients’ ages and diagnoses provides an outstanding opportunity to enhance clinical skills and develop professionally.

Patient Care/Clinical Duties:

• Collects and reports pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data based on patient plan of care or patient need.
• Assists and instructs patients with personal hygiene and activities of daily living, including showering, promoting maximal independence and skill practice.
• Performs preventive skin care program as directed by RN and report any changes in skin integrity immediately to the RN.
• Assists patients with bladder and bowel training programs including post void residuals and spot bladder scans. Perform straight catheterization for select patient populations under direction of RN and provide care for indwelling and external catheters and ostomies.
• Accurately obtains and documents patients' vital signs/pulse oximetry and communicates any reportable values, symptoms or signs of distress to the RN.
• Assists patients with transfers and mobility activities utilizing appropriate techniques, precautions and assistive devices. Practice therapy transfers and ambulation with patients within safe patient handling guidelines as delegated by the RN.
• Assists patient with application of assistive devices and prosthetics/orthoses according to individual patient plan of care.
• Assists patients with completing menus. Passes patient meal trays and HS snacks, verifying any modified diet is as ordered. Accurately calculates and documents calorie count and carbohydrates, intake and output as ordered.
• Assist patient with 1:1 feeds as ordered. For patients with dysphagia, cue patient to use ordered swallowing strategies, under the direction of the RN.

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Qualifications

** Required** :

• High School or equivalent (GED) High School degree, or G.E.D equivalent, is required.
• Current Nursing Assistant certification (C.N.A.) is required or current enrollment in an RN Nursing Program, with the successful completion of two clinical rotations.
• Maintains current CPR certification.
• Basic math skills are required.
• Ability to communicate with a wide variety of people and provide highest level of customer service.
• Understanding and support of Northwestern Medicine’s Mission and Values.
• Flexibility and ability to manage work in a changing environment.

** Preferred** :

• 2-5 years work experience is preferred in a rehabilitation hospital, acute care hospital or skilled nursing facility.

Additional Information

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.