Job Description:
Join UChicago Medicine, as a Nurse Associate in the Neurosurgery Department.
At UChicago Medicine, we have assembled a team of neurological experts who are highly skilled in evaluating and treating the most complex and challenging nervous system disorders – with and without surgery.
The Nurse Associate is responsible for coordinating diagnostic and therapeutic regimens for a specified group of patients, and maintains cohesiveness between clinical research, physicians, and patients. The Nurse Associate coordinates physician activities with referring physicians, nursing staff, hospital administration, ancillary services, support services, insurance companies and other departments/sections and agencies as needed and assists the physician with a wide range of activities necessary to manage clinical research programs. In addition, the Nurse Associate functions as a liaison between physicians, patients, and families, assists physicians with bedside procedures, and provides patient care the clinic with the physician as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate Degree in Nursing
• Associate Degree Nurses are required to enroll in a BSN program within six (6) to nine (9) months of hire, and make progress toward and complete their BSN degree within 30 months. ADN nurses receive 100% tuition reimbursement towards a BSN degree from an accredited program.
• Minimum of two years’ experience as a registered nurse in a clinical setting
• Strong verbal and writing skills
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to handle a wide variety of public contacts, including conflicts, with patience, tact, courtesy, and discretion
• Demonstrated ability to organize a demanding workload
• Ability to function both autonomously and as part of a team
• Considerable skill in determining priorities, working independently, and making decisions.
• High degree of initiative and problem-solving ability
• Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment, make independent decisions, and assume responsibility
• Ability and willingness to cooperate with co-workers, supervisors, and physicians to do whatever needs to be done in order to serve the patient
• Flexibility to learn and incorporate new systems and processes
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment with composure and poise.
• Capable of handling responsibilities that are broad in scope, of substantial intricacy, and involve dealing with complex interrelationships
• May be required to exercise judgment in selecting the most pertinent guideline, to interpret precedents, to adapt standard practices in differing situations, and to recommend alternative actions in unprecedented situations
• Licensed Registered Nurse in Illinois

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