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Registered Nurse Inpatient-Delnor Critical Care Unit Full Time Nights

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

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Three twelve-hour nights, every third weekend Friday and Saturday, with rotating holidays at Geneva. How does that fit your life?

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What would you do

A patient arrests. Walk me through your part in it.

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How do you talk to a family at the worst moment of their lives?

What they are checking: The posting names collaborating with patient, family, physicians and ancillary staff.

What is thinner overnight in a community hospital intensive care unit?

What they are checking: The posting is nights, when specialists and support services are off site.

About the work

Tell me about your critical care nursing experience.

What they are checking: The posting is a critical care unit at Delnor.

How do you manage a patient on a ventilator and several drips?

What they are checking: The core technical work of intensive care.

What tells you a patient is deteriorating before the numbers say so?

What they are checking: The assessment skill that distinguishes an experienced ICU nurse.

How do you hand over a complex ICU patient so nothing is lost?

What they are checking: Handover in critical care carries more information than anywhere else in the hospital.

How do you decide when a patient needs transferring to a larger center?

What they are checking: A community ICU has limits and knowing them is the safety decision.

How do you delegate to the assistants working with you?

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

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The full job description

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The schedule for this position is three 12-hour shifts 7p - 7:30a with every third weekend (Friday and Saturday nights) and rotating holidays throughout the year required. The Registered 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. 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. Responsibilities: • 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) • Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse • American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) • Strong interpersonal skills • Ability to collaborate with others • Strong analytic abilities Preferred: • Experience in high acuity inpatient nursing 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.

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