Lead RN-Vascular Surgery Full-Time Days
Lead RN-Vascular Surgery Full-Time Days
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Job Description
The Lead RN reflects the mission vision and values of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (NMHC) adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies procedures guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
Responsibilities:
- Makes room assignments appropriate to the skill level of the specialty service team.
- Manages plans and monitors specialty daytoday clinical operations.
- Develops and maintains preference cards.
- Provides direct patient care as needed.
- Monitors room turn over.
- Collaborates with specialty service team members to ensure that all necessary equipment and supplies are available for their cases.
- Identifies and coordinates the needs of specialty service physicians through scheduled meetings.
- Supports staff and surgeon when there are schedule changes within the service line.
- Supports efforts to control costs through conservation of supplies and care of equipment.
- Documents all assessments interventions and patient responses.
- Informs OR Clinical Nurse Manager of specialty services activities and issues
- Supports and enforces infection control policies and procedures
- Ensures documentation of procedures is complete
- Responsible to ensure staff within specialty service adhere to National Patient Safety goal relates to the OR.
- Reassesses nursing actions for effectiveness in achieving desired outcomes.
- Communicates effectively with the medical staff nursing staff and interdepartmental staff.
- Collaborates with patient/family and healthcare team members.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Acts as patient advocate.
- Delivers care in a nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that is sensitive to patient diversity.
- Delivers care in a manner that preserves/protects patient autonomy dignity rights.
- Seeks available resources to help formulate ethical decisions.
- Works with Perioperative educator to orient new staff to the specialty service.
- Contributes to a positive professional work environment by supporting optimal team achievement efforts.
- Delegates tasks to others based on their knowledge and skill and the needs of the patient.
- Maintains CPR Certification.
- Maintains an awareness of unit based performance improvement activities and participates appropriately.
Qualifications :
Required
- Current licensure in the State of Illinois.
- Must be competent in basic nursing and computer skills.
Preferred
- N/A
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.
If we offer you a job we will perform a background check that includes a review of any criminal convictions. A conviction does not disqualify you from employment at Northwestern Medicine. We consider this on a casebycase basis and follow all state and federal guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
