Staff Nurse, Transplant, Part-time, Nights

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine, as a Staff Nurse in the 3W Transplant department at our Hyde Park campus. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

At UChicago Medicine, we bring the world’s most innovative approaches to patients with all conditions, from common to complex. In the Transplant Unit, we provide exemplary teamwork, compassionate and detail-oriented clinical skills including but not limited to tele-monitoring, tracheostomy, and chest tube cares, and treat solid organ transplant patients and multi-specialty patients. By joining our team you’ll experience a wide variety of patients that will keep you learning, engaged, and excited about the work you do. You will have the ability to work with physicians that are constantly pushing the bounds of possibility forward, conducting groundbreaking research and providing lifesaving, personalized patient care.

A staff nurse is a registered professional nurse (RN) who manages patient centered care that is outcome directed. Patient centered care principles and professional nursing practice standards provide the foundation for the nurse to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care provided. The staff nurse assumes the primary responsibility and accountability for all patient care personally provided and that provided by those directly under her/his supervision.

Essential Job Functions

Utilizes appropriate assessment skills to determine patient needs
Develops a plan of care for those patients whose needs do not require the expertise of a Case Manager or collaborates with the Case Manager to develop a plan of care for specified patients
Manager or collaborates with the Case Manager to develop a plan of care for specified patients
Assumes charge nurse responsibilities as assigned by Care Center Director or Patient Care Manager
Provides support to peers by assisting as needed, being a resource person and working as a team member
Assists Care Center in development/attainment of goals and objectives
Uses clinical pathways and/or plans of care incorporating standards of practice
Assesses own need for professional growth and development and seeks appropriate resources to meeting needs
Attends continuing education programs and participates in program evaluation

Required Qualifications

Graduate of an NLN accredited School of Nursing
Associate Degree in Nursing
- Associate Degree Nurses are required to enroll in a BSN program within six (6) to nine (9) months of hire, and make progress toward and complete their BSN degree within 30 months. ADN nurses receive 100% tuition reimbursement towards a BSN degree from an accredited program
Current Illinois RN license
Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Position Details

Job Type/FTE: Part-Time (0.6)
Shift: Nights, 7pm-7:30am
Work Location: Onsite (Center for Care and Discovery)
Unit/Department: 3W Transplant
CBA Code: NNU

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