Staff Nurse I - 8W Bone Marrow Transplant Unit

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

Chicago, IL

University of Illinois Chicago

<p class="p1"><strong>Dedicated to the pursuit of health equity, UI Health provides comprehensive care, education, and research to train healthcare leaders and foster healthy communities in Illinois and beyond.</strong><br /><br /><strong>The University of Illinois Hospital &amp; Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to train healthcare leaders and foster healthy communities in Illinois and beyond.</strong><br /><br /><strong>A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health is a clinical enterprise that includes a 460-bed tertiary care hospital, 21 outpatient clinics, and 14 federally qualified Mile Square Health Center locations. With campuses in Chicago, Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana, the health system includes the academic and research activities of the seven UIC health science colleges: Applied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, the School of Public Health, and the Jane Addams College of Social Work.</strong></p> https://www.uic.edu/

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Full Time

Competitive Compensation Package

Overview: Staff Nurse I is accountable for the delivery of patient care utilizing the Nursing Process and Relationship-Based Care model as the framework. The Staff Nurse I provides direct patient care and takes initiative to improve patient outcomes by integrating Shared Leadership, Evidence-Based Practice, Relationship Based Care, and standards of nursing excellence into clinical practice. Through therapeutic relationships with patients, families, self, and colleagues, the Staff Nurse I functions as an interdisciplinary team member who provides quality patient care and fulfills unit and organizational goals.
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Manage the care of patients within assigned areas and/or area of expertise and within the parameters of medical staff privileges.</li> <li>Staff Nurse I is accountable for the delivery of patient care utilizing the Nursing Process and Relationship-Based Care model as the framework.</li> <li>The Staff Nurse I provides direct patient care and takes initiative to improve patient outcomes by integrating Shared Leadership, Evidence-Based Practice, Relationship Based Care, and standards of nursing excellence into clinical practice.</li> <li>Through therapeutic relationships with patients, families, self, and colleagues, the Staff Nurse I functions as an interdisciplinary team member who provides quality patient care and fulfills unit goals.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Eligibility for licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation.</li> <li>Current AHA BLS/CPR and other required unit specific certifications</li> <li>Effective communication skills (oral and written) that facilitate therapeutic relationships between patients, family, and health care providers</li> <li>Intermediate computer skills with the ability to become proficient in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) with on-the-job training</li> <li>Excellent attendance, interpersonal skills and work history required.</li> </ul>