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Staff Nurse PhysGrp Float Part time

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

Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you walked into an unfamiliar workplace and noticed something that didn't seem safe. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they speak up as an outsider when safety is at stake, even when it might feel awkward.

Tell me about a clinical decision you made and how you explained your reasoning to the provider.

What they are checking: Whether they can state the rationale behind their judgment, which the posting calls out directly.

What draws you to float work, and what's hard about it for you?

What they are checking: Whether they have a realistic view of float nursing and enjoy variety rather than just tolerating it.

What would you do

As a float nurse in the physician group, you could be in a different clinic each week. How do you get up to speed fast in a new office?

What they are checking: Whether they can adapt quickly to new teams, workflows and specialties without slowing the clinic down.

You have to call a patient with an abnormal test result from a provider you rarely work with. How do you prepare for that call?

What they are checking: Whether they make sure they understand the result and the plan before calling, so the patient gets accurate instructions.

A regular staff member tells you, "We don't do it that way here," about something you think is the safer way. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they can respect local practice while still holding the line on patient safety.

How do you keep track of follow-ups when you might not be back at that clinic for a while?

What they are checking: Whether they close the loop or hand off cleanly so patients do not fall through the cracks.

About the work

Walk me through how you handle a phone triage call when you don't know the patient or the physician well.

What they are checking: Whether they rely on protocols and good questioning rather than familiarity to make safe triage decisions.

How do you apply the six medication rights in a busy clinic where you're giving injections and vaccines all day?

What they are checking: Whether their safety checks hold up during routine, high-volume tasks where errors tend to creep in.

How do you assess a patient's needs beyond the reason for their visit, like safety at home, learning needs or cultural factors?

What they are checking: Whether they look at the whole patient, which the posting names as part of a complete nursing assessment.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The Staff Nurse Physician Group 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. Also responsible for phone triage, abnormal test result delivery and corresponding care instructions. Responsibilities: • Performs all aspects of patient care by utilizing evidenced based practice in a manner which optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors. • Follows the six medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors, administering medications based on the age and clinical condition of the patient. • States rationale for clinical decisions based on critical thinking. • Assesses, analyzes, validates and integrates data to assess patients' physical psychosocial, rehab, safety, learning, spiritual, cultural, age-specific, special risk and self-care needs. • Identifies patient care needs, problems and variances. Identifies patient care needs, problems and variances and incorporates into care plan. • Identifies the patient's learning needs, abilities, preferences and readiness; also, identifies support systems, coping mechanisms and barriers to learning. • Explains procedures, therapies and treatments to patient and family, evaluates and documents patient and family response to teaching. • Uses appropriate resources to provide education. • Involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care. • Develops, implements and updates an individualized plan of care based on identified patient care needs. Includes nursing, teaching, continuum of care and discharge planning. • Adequately assesses and reassesses pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management. • Identifies and uses the results of quality improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice and in the healthcare delivery system. • Participates in shared governance, committee work, and practice/department projects. Required : • Current experience (within past five years) or new nursing graduate (within past two • years) • State Licensed Registered Nurse for State of employment • CPR – Basic Life Support Preferred: • Bachelors of Science in Nursing • One year experience in pertinent clinical specialty • Proficiency in second language 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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