Registered Nurse (RN) - Neurosurgery
13 hours ago
Milwaukee
Registered Nurse (RN) - Neurosurgery Job ID: R156546 Shift: 3rd Full/Part Time: Full_time Pay Range: $37.50 - $56.25 Location: Aurora St Lukes Medical Center - 2900 W Oklahoma Ave Milwaukee, WI 53215 Benefits Eligible: Yes Hours Per Week: 36 Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation • Base compensation within the position's pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training, • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job, • Incentive pay for select positions, • Paid Time Off programs, • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability, • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses, • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave, • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs, • Educational Assistance Program Schedule Details/Additional Information: Nights 8 and 12 hr shifts Every third weekend rotationHoliday rotation Sign-On Bonus: $15,000 for 3rd Shift Student Loan Forgiveness: Up to $20,000 Tuition Assistance: Up to $7,200 RN Referral Bonus: $5,000 (for Advocate Aurora teammates) Military/Veteran-Friendly Employer New Graduate RNs Encouraged to Apply! Unit Overview: Join our 24-bed Neurosurgical Unit, where you'll care for a diverse and complex patient population, including: • Post-operative craniotomies for bleed evacuation, AVMs, and tumor resections, • Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine surgeries, • Hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke patients as part of our Comprehensive Stroke Program What You'll Do: • Deliver and coordinate comprehensive, evidence-based patient care using the nursing process, • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, therapeutic, and compassionate care, • Apply clinical judgment, skilled communication, and critical thinking to support optimal outcomes, • Contribute to a positive patient experience across the continuum of careWhy Join Us?, • Be part of a supportive team culture that values connection-we regularly host team-building activities and participate in community outreach, • Thrive in an environment that promotes teamwork, continuous learning, and patient-centered care Major Responsibilities: • Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care. Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum., • Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient's condition, status, and need for care. Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur. Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care., • Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety. Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary. Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family., • Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care. Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice., • Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed. Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes., • Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members. Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel., • Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions., • Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines. Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care., • Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience., • Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others. Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored. Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies in a timely manner., • Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and, • Demonstrates progression to provide holistic patient care and the ability to view clinical situations from a patient and family focus., • Demonstrates progression to recognize situational changes that require unplanned or unanticipated interventions, and responds to situations with confidence, timeliness and flexibility., • Proficient computer skills, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems., • Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and interpersonal skills., • Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members and physicians. Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others., • Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions., • Excellent organization, prioritization and problem-solving skills., • Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions., • Demonstrates coordination, collaboration, delegation and team building skills., • Certification Addendum, • Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday., • Must be able to:, • lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist., • lift up to 20 lbs. over the head., • carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance., • Must be able to:, • push/pull with 30 lbs. of force., • perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present., • Position requires use of foot pedals on carts or machines., • May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable disease. Therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary., • Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures/functions.
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