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- Job Details Job Title: RN Department/Location: Nursing D-wing / Hinsdale, IL Shifts: Days 7:00am - 7:30pm or NIghts 7:00pm - 7:30am As Needed Hours FTE: 0.1 Req. Number: 1102 Reporting to the Nursing Director or Manager and according to the established policies, procedures, nursing standards of care and practice, and the direction of the medical staff, renders competent, humane, individualized care to every patient and their family.
- Accepts and responds to written and verbal physician orders, coordinates and participates in emergency and “code” situations, performs cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, performs clinical assessments, administers and monitors patients’ response to medications, blood products and nutritional support, and performs complex patient treatments.
- Seeks clarification or consultation on any unclear or questionable order by consulting with the ordering physician or on-call physician after hours, prior to implementation.
- If question is not resolved, nurse refers question to Clinical Supervisor, Nursing Director/Manager or Chief Nursing Officer as necessary for resolution.
- Implements all relevant patient safety initiatives, including but not limited to: consistently uses two forms of patient identification prior to medication administration, treatment, and procedures; responds to call lights and alarms and provides appropriate intervention; follows restraint policy and uses minimally restrictive devices; implements falls prevention precautions; ensures frequent rounding, and complies with swallowing and skin breakdown precautions, etc.
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