Nursing Asst-Inpatient Psychiatry Unit

Position Overview

Location: Chicago, Illinois.

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Key Responsibilities

• Assists the Registered Nurse in the delivery of patient care.
• Reports to the charge Registered Nurse for assignment of duties.
• Maintains a safe patient environment.
• Sets priorities based on patient and unit needs under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
• Participates in the implementation of individualized plans of care.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living.
• Accurately obtains patient data and documents all care in the appropriate patient care record.
• Performs routine procedures, treatments, and specimen collections.
• Demonstrates aseptic technique when necessary.
• Assists the Registered Nurse or physician with advanced procedures.
• Helps manage uncomplicated tubes and drains.
• Conducts specific patient care procedures such as blood glucose testing and specimen collection.
• Demonstrates knowledge of age-specific variables and growth and development.
• Promptly reports changes in patient condition to the appropriate Registered Nurse.
• Assists with admission, discharge, and transport of patients, including laboratory specimens and patient belongings.
• Obtains blood products, supplies, and equipment as necessary.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of the telephone, patient call system(s), and EPIC.
• Operates unit-specific monitors, pumps, and other equipment as required.
• Ensures patient rooms are safe, orderly, and well-stocked with supplies.
• Independently orders, organizes, and restocks according to unit specifications.
• Maintains emergency supplies.
• Communicates pertinent information to team members and ensures smooth shift transitions.
• Negotiates break times and communicates departure and return times per unit protocol.
• Demonstrates initiative and self-direction in work habits.

Required Qualifications

• Current enrollment in an accredited Baccalaureate or Master’s entry-level school of nursing with passing grades in all courses upon hire or awaiting eligibility (within 3 months of graduation).
• Completed a fundamental nursing course that includes basic nursing skills such as taking vital signs and assisting with ADLs.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Successful completion of the institutional screening examination.
• Ability to solve simple problems.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Benefits & Perks

• Exceptional rewards and benefits – Learn more at our Rush benefits page.