Administrative Nurse III (Critical Care Outreach Team/RRT Nurse) - Full-time, Flex Days and Flex Nights Positions available

Administrative Nurse III (Critical Care Outreach Team/RRT Nurse) - Full-time, Flex Days and Flex Nights Positions available

The Administrative Nurse III (Critical Care Outreach/RRT Nurse) is accountable and responsible for overseeing Critical Care Outreach Team operations. The ANIII Critical Care Outreach Team (ANIII CCOT) is a certified nurse with subject matter expertise in critical care nursing and emergency response.

The ANIII CCOT is a proficient leader who serves as the nurse lead during emergency response activations across the organization and provides episodic patient care, nursing consultation, mentorship, and education to all members of the healthcare team.

The ANIII CCOT provides safe, competent care to diverse patient populations and is a resource for interprofessional staff in the proactive recognition and management of deteriorating and high acuity patients. A dynamic environment requires the ANIII CCOT to make independent decisions and judgments that support high quality care. The ANIII CCOT manages requests through autonomous triage, negotiation, and prioritization.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Synthesize theoretical knowledge, evidence-based practice, research, regulatory standards, and clinical expertise to provide safe, coordinated, quality patient care to diverse populations at risk for clinical deterioration in collaboration with an interprofessional team.
• Create and maintain a supportive and healthy work environment, fostering psychological safety, open communication, collaboration, and accountability; serve as a professional leadership role model.
• Identify recurring patient safety concerns and participate in/lead problem solving, continuous quality improvement, and resolution; inform nursing service administration regarding needs of nursing units and specific concerns or trends.
• Plan for and participate in formal and informal educational experiences to interprofessional members of the healthcare team to promote early recognition and management of patient deterioration.
• Actively participate in organizational communication processes through timely review and response to electronic and written messages.
• Demonstrate competence and ownership in all departmental IS applications.
• Ability to work flexible shifts and days when required.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Requirements include:

• Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in Illinois with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation.
• Three years of professional nursing experience.
  o OR
  Two years of professional nursing experience and one year of related advanced education.
• Three to five years of recent relevant nursing experience in Critical Care/ED required with progressive leadership experience.
• BSN required.
• Current AHA BLS/CPR and other required unit specific certifications.
• Effective communication skills (oral and written) that facilitate therapeutic relationships between patients, family, and health care providers.
• Intermediate computer skills with the ability to become proficient in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) with on-the-job training.
• Excellent attendance, interpersonal skills and work history required.
• National certification in critical care (CCRN) required or attained within six months of hire.
• PALS certification required within six months of hire.
• BLS/ACLS Instructor level certification or attained within six months of hire.
• Effective communication skills (oral and written) that facilitate leading, education, and therapeutic relationships among patients, families, and health care providers during emergent situations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing or related field preferred.
• Experience teaching, working with clinical data sets, data management, and quality improvement initiatives preferred.

Key Attractors of Nursing at UI Health:

• Highly competitive salaries based on experience and education
• Tuition waivers
• Tuition discounts for dependents
• Tuition Reimbursement for outstanding student loans
• Certification bonuses and reimbursements
• Robust paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, floating holidays, paid holidays and gift days
• Excellent medical, dental, vision and retirement packages

There are additional permanent positions available. For a listing of these positions, please click on the link below.

To Apply:

For fullest consideration, please submit a complete application and supplemental resume to the link below:

uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home/requisition/14442?c=uic

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.