Essential Job Functions

• Adhere to all hospital policies, procedures and standards of care
• Observe and adhere to all corporate compliance requirements and communicate issues as they arise to the appropriate party as identified in the Corporate Compliance Plan
• Participate in budget preparation and assist in monitoring of financial performance
• Demonstrate cost effectiveness in meeting unit and patient care needs
• Demonstrates a positive, supportive attitude to physicians, patients, families and other personnel consistently
• Displays patience and tact when dealing with patients' families and other health professionals
• Collaborate with physicians to clarify the patient’s plan of care as needed to support the patient and primary caregiver
• Demonstrate clinical expertise and practice in unit’s specialty through active participation as well as verbal instruction
• Provide leadership and support staff in facilitating patient care coordination
• Adhere to and participate in regulatory compliance
• Assures performance improvement data collection is completed in a timely manner
• Assist unit leader in achieving unit goals
• Successful completion of annual competencies
• Round on patients and employees daily
• Investigate and resolve issues related to customers and communicate outcomes to unit leader
• Demonstrate excellent communications with all stakeholders
• Follow service standards through leadership by example
• Participates and provides feedback in staff selection and hiring
• Serves as a mentor and coach for staff
• Responsible for evaluation staff performance and provision of coaching feedback in a timely manner
• Serves as a liaison in facilitating staff RN and physician relationships
• Ensures daily assignments are completed and appropriate
• Ensures effective on-boarding and/or preceptorship of staff
• Maintain effective interpersonal, interdisciplinary relationships that exude professional conduct
• Commitment to professional growth and competence
• Willingness to assume and participate in additional projects and assignments
• Participation in leadership meetings
•  Maintain responsibility for attendance and punctuality

Required Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required
• Must hold a current RN Licensure State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation or valid temporary permit to practice nursing in the State of Illinois
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
• 3-5 years of experience in RN specialty area

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior leadership experience

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-time (1.0)
• Shift: Rotate 8-hour shifts
• Work Location: Onsite
• Unit/Department: Emergency Department 
• CBA Code: Non-Union