Procedures Nurse (Rn)

Rush Specialty Hospital
Crtiical Illness Recovery Hospital + Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital
Location: Chicago

Procedures Nurse (RN)

Hours: Full-Time, M-F

Opening in April 2024, Select Medical and Rush University System for Health celebrate the new RUSH Specialty Hospital opening on Chicago's West Side. Together as partners, they will deliver a world-class acute to post-acute continuum of care for Chicago. The 100-bed facility combines both critical illness recovery and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals on the RUSH University Medical Center campus. The hospital features 44 critical illness recovery and 56 inpatient rehabilitation beds.

Why work for Rush Specialty Hospital? We are committed to your growth and success!

• Clinical Advancement Programs with bonus incentives
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 100% paid RN to BSN scholarship program
• Nurse Executive Development program
• Extensive and thorough orientation program
• Team oriented environment
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life insurance; Prescription coverage
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Days (EID)
• A 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Personal and Family Medical Leave

• Adhering to all operative, invasive procedure policies, standards, and relevant bundles.
• Following all documentation procedures and reviews physician documentation to ensure compliance.
• Performing all non-procedural duties when assigned, such as central line care, PICC insertions, assisting with wound care, admissions, patient teaching, IV care and insertions and patient transport
• Participating as a member of the QAPI and Infection Control Committees.
• Managing all activities related to decontamination, processing, sterilization and storage of supplies and instruments.
• Handling all scheduling and supervision of invasive procedures.
• Monitoring medication and controlled substances.
• Monitoring and managing all procedure room emergency equipment, as well as managing inventory of supplies needed for procedures.
• Maintaining applicable departmental logs and records, including, but not limited to: pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative records, daily log, surgical/procedural log book, temperature log, humidity log, sterilization log and specimen log

Minimum requirements:

• Requires a valid temporary or permanent State Registered Nurse License.
• Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
• ACLS required or completed prior to end of orientation period.

Preferred qualifications that will make you successful:

• PICC qualified preferred.
• Operative or procedure room experience preferred.
• Knowledge of monitors, sedation procedures, and wound care preferred.
• ompetent with rhythm strip analysis and interpretation preferred.

At Select Medical’s Critical Illness Recovery Hospitals, you are taking care of the most vulnerable patients in your community. Here, you will care for chronically and critically ill or post-ICU patients who require extended hospital care.  

At Select Medical’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals, you will provide advanced treatment and comprehensive care to best address the medical, physical, emotional and vocational challenges for individuals with:

• Brain Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Stroke
• Amputation
• Neurological Disorders
• Orthopedic Conditions
• Multiple Traumas

You will be part of a network of more than 50,000 employees nationwide who provide quality care to approximately 70,000 patients each and every day across our four divisions.

Our mission is to provide an exceptional patient care experience that promotes healing and recovery in a compassionate environment. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust.

We'd love for you to join the team!

Select Medical is committed to having a workforce that reflects diversity at all levels and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.