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Registered Nurse Float CDH Resource Team Full-time Nights

Northwestern Medicine · Winfield, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 1, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about float or resource team nursing.

What they are checking: The posting is the CDH resource team covering units across the hospital.

Full time nights on the CDH resource team at Winfield. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting states the shift, the team and the site.

What would you do

Supplies and equipment are in different places on every unit. How do you handle that?

What they are checking: The practical hazard of floating, and overnight there is nobody to ask.

You are asked to do something you are not oriented to on that unit. What do you do?

What they are checking: The most important boundary in float nursing and holding it takes nerve.

A patient deteriorates and you do not know the team. How do you escalate?

What they are checking: Not knowing the resources is the float nurse's real disadvantage overnight.

How do you stay connected to changes on units you only visit occasionally?

What they are checking: Resource nurses miss the unit communication and the drift is real.

About the work

How do you take report on a unit you have never worked, at the start of nights?

What they are checking: The defining skill of float work, done under time pressure.

What do you assess first when you inherit an assignment of patients you do not know?

What they are checking: The posting names collecting and analyzing data and developing an individualized plan.

How do you decide what an assistant can safely do on an unfamiliar unit?

What they are checking: The posting names determining the appropriate utilization of any assistant providing direct care.

How do you hand over at the end of a shift so nothing is lost?

What they are checking: The posting names evaluating and documenting responses to interventions, and handover carries it forward.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The Staff Nurse Inpatient reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. Responsibilities: • A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates and coordinates nursing care to the acutely ill patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation. • Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. • Collects and analyzes data, identifies expected outcomes, develops and implements an individualized plan, coordinates care delivery and evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes. • Directs care and determines the appropriate utilization of any assistant involved in providing direct patient care. • Collaborates with patient, family, physicians and ancillary staff. Creates a documented plan, focused on outcomes and decisions related to the care and delivery of services that indicates communications with patients, families, and others. • Participates in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects. • Evaluates and documents the patient’s responses to nursing interventions in the health record and properly individualizes the plan of care based on the evaluation of findings. • Utilizes the best available evidence, including research findings to guide practice decisions. Required : • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or associate degree Nursing (ADN) with commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of first day of employment in clinical nurse role. • Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse • Basic Life Support • Strong interpersonal skills • Ability to collaborate with others. • Strong analytic abilities • Additional requirements for the Emergency Room: • ACLS • PALS/ENPC & TNCC within one year of hire • Additional requirements for the Pediatric Emergency Room: • Pediatric Advanced Life Support • TNCC within one year of hire Preferred: • Experience in specific clinical area. • Additional preferences for the Emergency Room and the Pediatric Emergency Room: • Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS) • Emergency Communications Registered Nurse • Certified Pediatric Nurse • Certified Emergency Nurse Addendum #1- Prepost PACU Department • PALS • ACLS Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more. Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.