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Registered Nurse Pediatric Outpatient Full-time Days

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

Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

What pediatric nursing experience do you bring to an outpatient role in Winfield?

What they are checking: Whether they can care for children and their families in a clinic setting.

How do you involve parents in a child's care plan?

What they are checking: Whether they partner with families, as the posting stresses.

Tell me about a time you improved a process in a clinic.

What they are checking: Whether they help improve team effectiveness, as the posting asks.

What would you do

A parent calls worried that their baby has a fever. How do you triage it?

What they are checking: Whether they know age-based fever rules and when to send a child in.

How do you handle a parent who refuses vaccines?

What they are checking: Whether they respond with respect while sharing accurate information.

What would you do if you suspected child abuse?

What they are checking: Whether they know their mandatory reporting duty and follow it.

About the work

How do you assess a child who can't tell you what's wrong?

What they are checking: Whether they use age-appropriate assessment and parent input.

How do you give immunizations to a scared child?

What they are checking: Whether they use calming techniques and give vaccines safely.

How do you use therapeutic communication with teenagers?

What they are checking: Whether they can talk with teens in a way that builds trust.

How do you teach parents to manage a chronic condition like asthma?

What they are checking: Whether they give clear, practical teaching that keeps kids out of the ED.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The RN Staff Nurse Outpatient 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 Registered Nurse is 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 health team members, while maintaining standards of professional nursing. As a professional nurse utilizes critical thinking, therapeutic communication, and interpersonal relationship building skills and strives to improve team effectiveness, system processes and patient outcomes across the continuum of care. Responsibilities: • Nursing process--Collects and analyzes data, identifies expected outcomes, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, 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. • Involves patient/family to participate in their care, including teaching, continuum of care and discharge planning. • Performs all aspects of patient care in a manner which optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors incorporating the National Patient Safety Goals. • Adequately assesses and reassesses pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding methods to manage pain. • Demonstrates effective hand-offs to the next healthcare provider. • Assumes required on call assignments. Required: • Bachelor of Science in Nursing required for all new hires after 01/01/2011 • Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois • One year of experience in similar role • CPR – Basic Life Support • CPR – Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) • PALS – Pediatric Advanced Life Support • This is not required in Cost Center 2050-Endoscopy Lab • This is not required in Cost Center 2084 – CDH OPIC • This Is not required in Outpatient Oncology departments • Candidates have up to 6 months after hire to complete for Cost Center 2130 - Outpatient Pediatric • CPR – Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) • ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support • This is not required in Cost Center 2084 – CDH OPIC • This Is not required in Outpatient Oncology departments • This is not required in Cost Center 2130 - Outpatient Pediatric Preferred: • Three years of experience in a similar role 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. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: 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 as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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