RN - OP Care Center

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Job description

Overview:

As an RN-OP Care Center nurse, you will be responsible for delegation, supervision, and provision of evidence-based nursing care for a designated group of patients through utilization of the nursing process. Provides age appropriate patient care. Implements evidence-based findings into practice and participates in research as appropriate.

Qualifications:

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

Current RN license in the State of Illinois required.
Maintain current BLS Healthcare Provider certification.
ACLS certification is preferred.
Maintain Provider for PEARS or PALS certification (required within 12 months of hire).

Experience:

Meets credit range for Clinical Ladder levels as follows (12 months experience as a registered nurse is required in order to apply for promotion in the clinical ladder):
Clinical Nurse I: Registered Nurse who achieves a range of 0-12 credits on the Clinical Ladder Behavior Grid. BSN preferred.
Clinical Nurse II: Registered Nurse who achieves a range of 13-24 credits on the Clinical Ladder Behavior Grid with evidence of behaviors from at least two categories of the Grid. BSN preferred.
Clinical Nurse III: Registered Nurse who achieves at least 25 credits on the Clinical Ladder Behavior Grid with evidence of behaviors from at least three categories on the Grid. BSN required.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Attends all hospital/nurse manager specified mandatory in-services.
Maintains competencies as identified in unit specific requirements.
Completion of self-evaluation. It is the incumbent's responsibility to submit to the nurse manager at annual evaluation time documentation to validate annual credentialing requirements.

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