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Nurse Liaison Surgical Services Day Surgery
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Libertyville, IL Libertyville, Illinois |
About this job
Advocate Condell Medical Center has been providing high quality care to residents in the north suburbs for more than 85 years. It is the largest health care provider and only Level I trauma center in Lake County, Illinois. Advocate Condell is a non-profit, acute care hospital offering a full spectrum of medical services. This includes everything from obstetrics, radiology services and rehabilitation to open heart surgery, neurosurgery and oncology.
Advocate Condell has been named a 100 Top Hospital by Truven Health Analytics three times, and was recently awarded the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) prestigious Magnet designation. This designation is the highest honor and level of recognition ANCC awards to nursing services in national and international health care. Magnet designation is the gold standard by which nursing and patient care is measured.
Advocate Condell is accredited by DNV Healthcare as a Primary Stroke Center and also features an emergency department approved for pediatrics backed by the resources of Advocate Children's Hospital."
Advocate Condell Highlights:
* Clinical Leader: Condell Medical Center has been named a Truven Top 100 Hospital and received ANCC Magnet designation. Level One Trauma. Certified Stroke Center.
* Employee-Centric: Advocate voted Top 15 Places to Work in Illinois-2016! Voted Top 10 Places for Diversity in 2016!
* Growth: Potential for key leadership opportunities in the future
* Education: Tuition assistance starting day 30 of employment
* Shift: Day Monday-Friday no weekends, holidays or call
What you will need:
Education/Experience/Certifications:
* Associate Degree of Nursing or Bachelors of Science in Nursing (preferred) from accredited school of nursing
* Non BSN nurses must start a BSN program within two years of hire date and complete within 5 years (tuition assistance available)
* Current Illinois RN license
* BLS CPR (American Heart Association)
* Minimum 2 years experience as a Registered Nurse preffarbly within a Surgical Services department
Interpersonal/Technical Skills:
* Ability to respond quickly to patient needs and work at fast pace
* Good computer skills
* Adequate time management and organizational skills
* Familiarity with patient care equipment
* Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing
* Certain positions may need to take call
Physical/Work environment:
* Ability to transport objects, patients, and equipment
* Ability to assist in evacuation of patients in the event of a fire or other disaster
* Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick
* Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients
* Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit
* Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case by case basis
What you will do:
The Registered Nurse (RN) Liaison establishes and provides effective communication across the continuum of Surgical Services as it relates to the status of patients and their planned procedure. This position will enhance overall communication with patients, their families, the nursing and physician care team as well as the staff of the Surgery Lounge. This position will serve as a vital link to establish a relationship with patient families and patient care givers which will improve overall unit operations and patient/family satisfaction through communication regarding wait times and delays. This position will also serve as an ambassador for all customer service behaviors within the division of Surgical Services.
Accountabilities:
* Establishes a Customer and Service Relationship with the Patient and their Family
* Provides a Safe and Secure Environment While Contributing to Effective Customer Satisfaction
* Demonstrates Clinical Performance, Knowledge and Teaching To Promote and Foster Quality Patient Care and Customer Satisfaction
* Serves as Role Model for Customer Service and Patient Satisfaction Initiatives
* Leads Surgical Services Customer Satisfaction Throughout the Continuum
About Advocate Health Care
Advocate Health Care, named among the nation's Top 5 large health systems based on quality by Truven Analytics, is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest. Advocate operates more than 250 sites of care, including 12 hospitals that encompass 11 acute care hospitals, the state's largest integrated children's network, the state's largest emergency and Level I trauma network, one of the area's largest home health care companies, and the region's largest medical group. Advocate Health Care has 4 teaching hospitals and is a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ.
Advocate Condell has been named a 100 Top Hospital by Truven Health Analytics three times, and was recently awarded the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) prestigious Magnet designation. This designation is the highest honor and level of recognition ANCC awards to nursing services in national and international health care. Magnet designation is the gold standard by which nursing and patient care is measured.
Advocate Condell is accredited by DNV Healthcare as a Primary Stroke Center and also features an emergency department approved for pediatrics backed by the resources of Advocate Children's Hospital."
Advocate Condell Highlights:
* Clinical Leader: Condell Medical Center has been named a Truven Top 100 Hospital and received ANCC Magnet designation. Level One Trauma. Certified Stroke Center.
* Employee-Centric: Advocate voted Top 15 Places to Work in Illinois-2016! Voted Top 10 Places for Diversity in 2016!
* Growth: Potential for key leadership opportunities in the future
* Education: Tuition assistance starting day 30 of employment
* Shift: Day Monday-Friday no weekends, holidays or call
What you will need:
Education/Experience/Certifications:
* Associate Degree of Nursing or Bachelors of Science in Nursing (preferred) from accredited school of nursing
* Non BSN nurses must start a BSN program within two years of hire date and complete within 5 years (tuition assistance available)
* Current Illinois RN license
* BLS CPR (American Heart Association)
* Minimum 2 years experience as a Registered Nurse preffarbly within a Surgical Services department
Interpersonal/Technical Skills:
* Ability to respond quickly to patient needs and work at fast pace
* Good computer skills
* Adequate time management and organizational skills
* Familiarity with patient care equipment
* Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing
* Certain positions may need to take call
Physical/Work environment:
* Ability to transport objects, patients, and equipment
* Ability to assist in evacuation of patients in the event of a fire or other disaster
* Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick
* Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients
* Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit
* Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other associate, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case by case basis
What you will do:
The Registered Nurse (RN) Liaison establishes and provides effective communication across the continuum of Surgical Services as it relates to the status of patients and their planned procedure. This position will enhance overall communication with patients, their families, the nursing and physician care team as well as the staff of the Surgery Lounge. This position will serve as a vital link to establish a relationship with patient families and patient care givers which will improve overall unit operations and patient/family satisfaction through communication regarding wait times and delays. This position will also serve as an ambassador for all customer service behaviors within the division of Surgical Services.
Accountabilities:
* Establishes a Customer and Service Relationship with the Patient and their Family
* Provides a Safe and Secure Environment While Contributing to Effective Customer Satisfaction
* Demonstrates Clinical Performance, Knowledge and Teaching To Promote and Foster Quality Patient Care and Customer Satisfaction
* Serves as Role Model for Customer Service and Patient Satisfaction Initiatives
* Leads Surgical Services Customer Satisfaction Throughout the Continuum
About Advocate Health Care
Advocate Health Care, named among the nation's Top 5 large health systems based on quality by Truven Analytics, is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest. Advocate operates more than 250 sites of care, including 12 hospitals that encompass 11 acute care hospitals, the state's largest integrated children's network, the state's largest emergency and Level I trauma network, one of the area's largest home health care companies, and the region's largest medical group. Advocate Health Care has 4 teaching hospitals and is a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ.
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