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Registered Nurse Surgical Intermediate Part Time Nights

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

Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you caught a patient getting worse before it became a crisis.

What they are checking: Whether they recognize early warning signs and trust their judgment enough to act on them.

How do you hand off a complex surgical patient so the next nurse has what they need?

What they are checking: Whether their report is organized around risk and pending items, not just a list of facts.

Tell me about a time you disagreed with a plan of care. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can advocate through proper channels while keeping working relationships intact.

What would you do

An esophagectomy patient on your night shift suddenly develops new shortness of breath and a fever. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they suspect a leak or aspiration, act quickly, and escalate rather than waiting until morning.

You work nights from 7pm to 7:30am. How do you make sure a deteriorating patient gets attention when fewer providers are in the building?

What they are checking: Whether they know the escalation chain at night, including rapid response, and use it without hesitation.

This unit also takes medical step-down and overflow patients to help hospital throughput. How do you handle a patient population outside your comfort zone?

What they are checking: Whether they ask for help and use resources safely instead of either refusing or bluffing.

About the work

Our unit cares for esophagectomies, Whipples and multi-level spinal fusions. What complications are you watching for after a Whipple?

What they are checking: Whether they know high-risk surgical complications like anastomotic leak, bleeding and glucose swings well enough to catch them early.

This is a step-down unit with ratios of one to three or four. How is your assessment different here than on a regular med-surg floor?

What they are checking: Whether they understand what intermediate care adds in frequency, monitoring and closer attention to trends.

Patients come here when they need a drip that is not appropriate for med-surg. Which drips have you managed, and how do you titrate safely?

What they are checking: Real experience with vasoactive or other titrated infusions and respect for the safety checks around them.

How do you assess neurovascular status after a multi-level spinal fusion, and what would make you call right away?

What they are checking: Whether they know which neuro changes after spine surgery are emergencies that need immediate notification.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

Part time Nights 7pm-7;30am with rotating weekends • 26-bed unit designed to provide treatment, care, and service to adult patients with acute medical, surgical and cardiac conditions specializing in complicated surgeries. • Patient population will include but are not limited to esophagectomies, whipples, surgical-oncology cases, high-volume liposuction, multi-level spinal fusions, and vascular cases. Other opportunities for this unit will be any surgical patients that require a medication drip that is not appropriate for the medical-surgical inpatient unit. • This unit will also be open to medical step-down and overflow patients to enhance hospital throughput. • Direct care of the 2A patients will be provided by registered nurses with an ideal ratio of 1:3-4 patients for step down level of care. 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. 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. Watch this video for more information Be Part of Better: What It’s Like to Work at Northwestern Medicine - YouTube : https://youtu.be/TqEULZ0fc9o #LI-RS1 #NMBetter 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 *Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) acceptable with commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of first day of employment in clinical nurse role. Preferred: • Experience in Stepdown units • 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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