Critical Care Outreach Nurse, Full-Time, Nights

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine, as a Critical Care Outreach Nurse in the Rapid Response Team Department at our Hyde Park campus. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

The Critical Care Outreach Nurse provides an advanced level of care to critical patients throughout the Medical Center with 24/7 coverage. Candidates who succeed in this position have critical care expertise from an intensive care unit and/or emergency department, and are confident and comfortable triaging multiple, complex priorities, all while delivering exceptional care and communication. The CCON responds to all Rapid Response Team pages and cardiac arrest calls and demonstrates an ability to assess and recognize a deteriorating patient condition, communicate with the interdisciplinary team, implement interventions, and provides assistance and support to the patient’s primary nurse to meet the emergent potential needs of the patient. 

Additionally, the Critical Care Outreach Nurse assists and accompanies patient transfers to higher level of care or diagnostic testing requiring an RN. They maintain accurate documentation on the Rapid Response Team, cardiac arrests, and activation of stroke team. They also participate in reviews and collating data from Rapid Response Team calls and cardiac arrests, report this data to Center for Quality, and improve the experience of critically ill patients throughout the inpatient areas, establishing optimal levels of care and improved outcomes.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an NLN accredited School of Nursing 
• Bachelor 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 
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) 
• ACLS Certification 
• Current Illinois RN license 
• At least 2 years of relevant ICU experience 
• CCRN preferred 

Position Details:

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (0.9 FTE) 
• Shift: Nights, 7:00pm-7:30am, every other weekend 
• Work Location: Onsite 
• Unit/Department: Rapid Response Team
• CBA Code: NNU