Registered Nurse (RN) – Hyperbaric – Part Time
Job ID:
R118082
Shift:
1st
Full/Part Time:
Part_time
Location:
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital – 1775 Dempster St
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Benefits Eligible:
Yes
Hours Per Week:
24
Schedule Details/Additional Information:
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Title: Registered Nurse: Hyperbaric
Scheduled Hours:
- Part Time Opening
- 3 Days; Monday-Wednesday-Friday;
- 8 hour shifts
- On call requirements
Job Summary:
The RN will delivers safe, therapeutic, quality patient care within the multi-place hyperbaric chambers at Lutheran General Hospital.
- Provides care for intensive-care patients being treated under atmospheric pressures greater than 0.4 psi (1 FSW) and up to 6 atmospheres absolute (ATA) of pressure or 165 feet of sea water (FSW).
- Responds to any untoward events related to the pathophysiology and physiological effects of increased atmospheric pressure on both the patient and the specialized equipment used in the hyperbaric environment
- Responds to emergency situations (i.e. oxygen toxicity event, fire in an oxygen enriched environment, patient seizures, and equipment failure while under pressure) utilizing appropriate protocols for conditions other than normal atmospheric pressure.
- Prepares and operates specialized hyperbaric-approved medical equipment for specialty care hyperbaric treatments under emergency conditions
- Reinforces the risks and benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, decompression theory, hyperbaric physics, and alternative treatment options to patients.
Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion and skilled dialogue, the registered nurse leads efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience. The nurse delivers and coordinates patient-centered care across the continuum to support the successful transition of patients to other healthcare delivery systems or their home communities. The registered nurse is responsible for providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the appropriate utilization of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation, in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures.
Advocate Health Care is the largest health system in Illinois and a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. One of the state’s largest private employers, the system serves patients across 11 hospital locations, including two children’s campuses, and more than 250 sites of care. Advocate Health Care, in addition to Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin and Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, is now a part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.
