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Carle Foundation Hospital RN - General Surgery (Clinic) in Urbana, Illinois
RN - General Surgery (Clinic)
Department: General Surgery Clinic - CPG1048
Entity: Champaign-Urbana Service Area
Job Category: Nursing
Employment Type: Full - Time
Job ID: 41808
Experience Required: None
Education Required: Associates Degree
Shift: Day
Location: Champaign, IL
Usual Schedule: See scheduling options
On Call Requirements: None
Work Location: Outpatient Svcs at The Fields
Nursing Specialty: Ambulatory Clinic
Secondary Job Category: Nursing
Weekend Requirements: None
Other Posting Information: $5,000 sign-on bonus and $5,000 relocation (for greater than 100 miles) or $2,500 relocation (for greater than 50 miles) for nurses with 1 or more years experience - External Applicants Only
Holiday Requirements: None
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Position Summary:
***Flexible Scheduling Options: Monday-Friday 8A-5P OR 4 10 hour shifts Monday-Friday 7AM-5:30PM***
Compassionate, innovative, versatile, and skilled are the traits of the General Surgery Registered Nurse (RN). Are you looking to join a team that embraces diversity and encourages collaboration to deliver exceptional patient care?
You can become an essential member of our highly skilled and cohesive General Surgery team by demonstrating a focus on patients, effective communication, professionalism and teamwork. The General Surgery RN team is instrumental in providing patient education, triage, care coordination, for a diverse population of patients including elective and emergent general surgery, trauma, and our accredited weight loss surgery program.
General Surgery offers a wide variety of opportunities not only for personal and professional growth, but for work-life balance as well through flexible scheduling options. Come join the General Surgery team at a Magnet designated facility, ranked as one of America’s 50 Best, accredited by the MBSAQIP, where we utilize evidence-based practice and innovation to maintain the high quality standards of the Carle Health System. On this team, you are guaranteed to learn, grow, and feel welcome!
Qualifications:
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS College Diploma Nursing CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS Registered Nurse (RN) Illinois and Basic Life Support (BLS). Attend and satisfactorily complete all required continuing education regarding the care of acute stroke patients SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Demonstrates clinical competencies in providing direct patient care and patient and family education as well as assisting the provider in the delivery of patient care. Demonstrates leadership and organizational skills with the ability to communicate effectively and collaboratively with others.
Essential Functions:
Provides and facilitates competent health care of patients and families in area of practice. Ensures adherence to established standards of care and scope of practice.
Ensures documentation of care is complete and accurate.
Provides health and wellness education to individuals and groups.
Acts as preceptor and supports the development of other staff and healthcare students.
Provides leadership for initiatives designed to improve the quality of care or clinical outcomes.
Assists Nursing Supervisor/coordinator in the development of departmental standing orders.
Provides pre-operative education to surgical patients, including verbal instruction, appropriate printed education and documentation in the patient's medical record
Assist physicians with office-based procedures
Performs telephone triage of surgical patients and collaborates with the medical team to determine and execute plan of care for patient
Collaboration with other departments and disciplines to direct care and interventions for surgical patients
Collect and process patient specimens accurately
Assessment of surgical wounds and appropriate dressing changes, including suture and/or staple removal
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Effective September 20, 2021, the COVID 19 vaccine is required for all new Carle Health team members. Requests for medical or religious exemption will be permitted.