Same Day Surgery Nurse

Position Overview

At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe in providing quality healthcare with a focus on health equity. Our Chicago location in Bronzeville is dedicated to delivering compassionate, expert, and impactful care. As a Same Day Surgery RN, you will use critical thinking, professional judgment, and leadership to plan, direct, and evaluate patient care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Key Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process, critical thinking skills, and professional judgment to provide care for an assigned population.
• Plans, provides, supervises, and documents professional nursing care in accordance with physician orders and established policies.
• Communicates and collaborates with nurses, physicians, technicians, and other healthcare team members to develop a plan of care for optimal patient outcomes.
• Charts observations and patient care activities in the electronic health record.
• Provides safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care using advocacy and ethical approaches.
• Guides and directs assigned unlicensed assistive personnel in delivering interdisciplinary patient care.
• Collects blood specimens by venipuncture or micro techniques for laboratory analysis.
• Demonstrates awareness of organizational values, mission, and philosophy in all interactions.
• Applies the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation) consistently.
• Completes unit orientation and functions independently within established protocols and procedures.
• Seeks appropriate resources in a timely fashion and demonstrates unit-specific competencies.
• Meets productivity and quality standards while managing an average workload efficiently.
• Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication skills, including giving concise reports and maintaining legible documentation.
• Delegates duties appropriately, follows up on tasks, and participates in client-specific teaching and discharge planning.
• Assumes responsibility for ongoing professional education, completing mandatory in-service requirements and at least 20 hours of continuing education annually.
• Understands the committee structure and functions at both the department and unit level.
• Coordinates discharge planning by educating patients/families about diagnosis, medication, and discharge instructions.
• Regularly discusses patient progress, problems, and needs with physicians and the multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Ensures high levels of quality care by complying with regulatory standards and participating in quality monitoring initiatives.
• Assesses signs and symptoms indicating changes in patient condition and reports them promptly.
• Performs interventions based on identified priorities, plans of care, infection control standards, and hospital policies.
• Participates in Quality Assurance/Process Improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and outcomes.
• Uses supplies in a cost-effective and efficient manner while collaborating with management on supply adjustments.
• Ensures care is provided using the attributes of Careful Nursing, maintains trustworthy collaboration, provides health education, fosters safety and comfort, and engages in participatory–authoritative management.
• Carries out additional duties related to patient care and unit operations as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• Current RN License in the State of Illinois required.
• Current CPR certification required.
• ACLS certification required.
• Ability to quickly recognize changes in patient condition and needs.
• Knowledge of patients’ growth and development needs.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy in fulfilling work duties.

Benefits & Perks

• Paid Sick Time – effective 90 days after employment.
• Paid Vacation Time – effective 90 days after employment.
• Health, vision & dental benefits – eligible at 30 days, following the 1st of the subsequent month.
• Short and long-term disability and basic life insurance – available after 30 days of employment.
• Must be vaccinated for COVID-19 (with accommodations available for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs).