Job Description

**Employment Type:** Full time **Shift:** **Description:** **Position Responsibilities** + Patient Care & Assessment - Clarifies and implements physician, physician assistant and/or advance practice nurse orders by administering medications and performing treatments as prescribed and documents accordingly. Recognizes symptoms and establishes priorities consistent with the patient's condition. Documents ongoing assessments of patient's physical and emotional status in order to address patient needs appropriately. Demonstrates mastery of required competencies and orientation goals. + Plan of Care - Obtains information from patient and/or family to develop an appropriate patient educational plan. Formulates, implements and continually revises patient plan of care based on patient assessment, information acquired from patient's database, and resources within the medical center. Collaborates with other members of the health care team to promote effective patient care. + Communication - Performs required documentation and communicates in a competent and effective manner to meet patient and/or family needs and regulatory requirements. Maintains strict confidentiality of patient, employee and department information to ensure patient rights. + Discharge Planning - Reviews and evaluates discharge plans with the multidisciplinary teams, the patient and family to promote timely and appropriate discharge. + Quality Improvement - Utilizes time and resources effectively to promote quality and cost outcomes. + Professional Development - Demonstrates accountability for professional growth and job performance by seeking opportunities to enhance job skills and knowledge. **Freedom of Action** + General instructions are available but employee has latitude to set priorities. Questionable items referred to supervisor. **Safety Accountabilities** + Loyola is committed to providing care that is safe. It is expected that all Loyola employees will perform their job function in a professional and competent manner that constantly seeks to reduce the risk of harm to patients, families and co-workers. **Quality Improvement Accountabilities** + Loyola is committed to the continuous improvement of services provided to patients and their families. All Loyola employees are expected to participate in quality improvement activities. **Service Excellence Accountabilities** + Responsible for consistently demonstrating our values through teamwork and effective communication in order to prevent and solve problems and to achieve quality outcomes, patient safety, customer satisfaction and a safe environment. + Responsible for developing and maintaining an environment of service excellence. **Patient Population Specific Competencies** + Demonstrates the skills and knowledge necessary to provide appropriate care to the patient populations served by the unit to which the employee is assigned. + Must be able to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to population-specific needs. + The primary patient population for the unit is patients receiving various types of intravenous therapies. **Position Requirements** + Required: Bachelor's Degree + Minimum Experience: + Required: One year of previous job-related experience + Preferred: 2-3 years of previous job-related experience **Licensure / Certifications** + Required: + Basic Life Support + Current Registered Nurse license State of Illinois + Preferred: Nursing-specialty certification in clinical or functional area of nursing granted by a national nursing organization. **Compensation:** Salary Range: $29.78 - $48.84 per hour _Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles._ **Our Commitment** Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions. Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity. EOE including disability/veteran

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