Registered Nurse-Psychiatric Part Time Nights

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Registered Nurse for Psychiatric care on a part-time nights schedule at Palos Hospital. In this role, you will provide direct, individualized patient care to assigned psychiatric patients throughout their hospital stay, from admission to discharge. You will assess patient status, develop and implement evidence-based plans of care, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, and provide patient and family education.

Please note: At this time, Palos Hospital is not considering external ADN candidates for RN openings. Internal ADN candidates are still encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Assess and document patient status and identify care needs upon admission and throughout the hospital stay
• Organize assessment data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and accessibility
• Identify problems requiring immediate attention
• Validate nursing diagnoses with patients, families, and healthcare team members
• Develop individualized, age-specific plans of care with realistic, measurable outcomes
• Initiate and maintain a problem list, updating as needed
• Discuss and document patient and family agreement with the plan of care
• Begin discharge planning at admission and coordinate with the patient, family, and healthcare team
• Identify patient teaching needs and provide evidence-based education
• Arrange conferences with patients, families, and team members as indicated
• Prioritize and organize nursing interventions based on established standards of care
• Document all assessments, interventions, and patient responses
• Regularly review patient health data and update the plan of care
• Ensure revisions to the plan of care are systematic, ongoing, and driven by measurable goals
• Document patient progression toward identified outcomes
• Identify unmet outcomes and provide direction for continuity of care
• Reassess nursing actions for effectiveness in achieving desired outcomes
• Communicate with patients, families, and healthcare team members regarding care and nursing's role
• Present relevant patient information at multidisciplinary meetings for peer feedback
• Make appropriate referrals as needed for continuity of care

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate with others
• Strong analytic abilities
• Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) is acceptable with a commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of first day of employment in the clinical nurse role

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in psychiatric nursing or specific clinical area

Schedule

• Part-time nights