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Carle Health · 6 hours ago

RN - CMH Surgery Pretesting

Peoria, IL

Part-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$30.39/hr - $52.27/hr

Carle Health is a healthcare system based in Urbana, IL, seeking a Registered Nurse for their CMH Surgery Pretesting department. The role involves providing high-quality nursing care, coordinating patient care activities, and educating patients and families while collaborating with the healthcare team.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Implements departmental nursing procedures and demonstrates nursing knowledge and skills by providing high quality comprehensive patient care in an office setting, appropriate to the age and needs of the patient served by the pretesting department

Coordinates and prioritizes patient care activities and flow of patient data

Develops an individualized plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team

Completes required documentation as appropriate, including patient chart and event reports

Utilizes effective communication with office staff, medical providers, patients and their family members, as well as other external customers to ensure continuity of patient care

Maintains working knowledge of established policies and procedures within the organization as well as office specific policies and procedures

Works independently, effectively and efficiently within established guidelines

Acquires and maintains current knowledge and skills in evidence-based nursing practice

Demonstrates a practical problem-solving approach to patient moving and handling issues (as applicable)

Conducts appropriate assessments, observations and collection of data as well as evaluates, records and reports symptoms and patient's progress

Completes job responsibilities in a professional, timely manner

Demonstrates technical knowledge of equipment and its use

Coordinates patient care activities and the flow of patient information by effective communication with other office staff, physicians, patients, families and a variety of health care agencies and appropriate documentation to ensure continuity of care

Demonstrates critical thinking in prioritizing patient care

Analyzes clinical situations in a systematic way and acts to obtain resources or correct problems to meet or exceed expected outcomes or patient needs

Demonstrates ownership and persistence to ensure problem is resolved in best way possible

Possesses ability to communicate effectively with providers, staff and patients to assist in identifying and solving problems

Advocates with physicians on patient's behalf when necessary

Assists with orientation of new staff, nursing and medical students and residents

Conducts appropriate and timely documentation of patients concerns, problems and/or symptoms in medical record

Identifies and utilizes team resources to solve identified problems or needs

Reviews medical records through office audit for complete and thorough documentation by provider reflecting patient's encounter

Chooses an appropriate and meaningful communication style when interacting with others: gives and accepts constructive feedback to/from peers

Provides patient education through application of teaching-learning principles appropriate to the age and needs of the patient population served by the office

Utilizes appropriate resources to instruct patient and family

Takes cultural, age-specific, gender, and developmental factors into consideration when teaching patients about procedures, illness, hospital experience, etc

Demonstrates the knowledge and skills of age appropriate care. Adapts teaching strategies based on patient's response, readiness to learn and level of comprehension

Assures information and data indicative of the patient's learning capabilities

Interprets information relative to the age-specific needs of the patients

Promotes effective communication by providing effective learning techniques to patient and family members

Actively participates in data collection, analysis, problem solving and gives input on process improvements and patient satisfaction

Collaborates and integrates individual efforts with those of the other health care team members

Works with interdisciplinary team in identifying opportunities for improvement in patient care and patient/family satisfaction

Promotes a professional and congenial work environment

Contributes and/or oversees process for ordering pretesting labs and pre-op orders

Conducts effective, efficient and timely telephone calls to effectively navigate the care of the patient

Maintains a clean and safe therapeutic work environment by applying policies and principles related to care of environment, safety and infection control

Assists in quality improvement

Actively promotes and achieves customer satisfaction (patient, family, departments, physicians)

Participates in educational opportunities and meetings to enhance job skills and increase knowledge

Assumes leadership role by acting as a clinical resource person with the office setting

Coordinates, organizes and assesses the needs of patients and staff

Implements changes in own clinical practice based on literature and unit process improvement outcomes

Provides support to the other members of the health care team

Qualification

Licensed Registered Nurse (RN)Basic Life Support (BLS)Nursing DiplomaEffective CommunicationCritical Thinking

Required

Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA)

College Diploma: Nursing

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Company

Carle Health

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Carle Health is a vertically integrated system with a bold but simple mission: to be the trusted partner in all healthcare decisions for everyone who depends on it.

Founded in 1946