REGISTERED NURSE
Loyola

Employment Type:
Full timeShift:

Description:
Job Title: Registered Nurse Level III
Department (Name/Number): Varies
Reports to: Nursing Unit Manager
I. Position Summary:
The level II Registered Nurse 2 functions to protect, promote and optimize health and abilities of those in their
care. Works to prevent illness and injury, facilitate healing, and alleviate suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities and
populations. Executes their duties through clinical and professional practice standards. Nursing practices evolves
over time as one gains experience and knowledge through clinical practice and ongoing learning. The level II
Registered Nurse has 18-24 months of experience. Competent in applying the nursing process and is beginning to
act as a resource to others. May take intermittent leadership roles in the department and in the professional
governance structure.
Loyola University Health System
Job Description
Job Title: Registered Nurse Level III
Department (Name/Number): Varies
Reports to: Nursing Unit Manager
I. Position Summary:
The level III Registered Nurse functions to protect, promote and optimize health and abilities of those in their care.
Works to prevent illness and injury, facilitate healing, and alleviate suffering through the diagnosis and treatment
of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities and populations.
Executes their duties through clinical and professional practice standards. Nursing practices evolves over time as
one gains experience and knowledge through clinical practice and ongoing learning. The level III RN is proficient in
applying the nursing process and is a resource to others for clinical practice and professional expectations. The
level III RN actively participates in training and education of others in the profession and is able to lead a small
team and participates in professional governance and the maintenance of a healthy nursing practice environment.
II. Position Responsibilities:
No. Percent
of Time
Essential
Duty Job Duties
1 35% Yes
Clinical Practice. Uses the nursing process (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation/Coordination/Teaching and Promotion, Evaluation) to guide practice and
respond to patient needs.
• Gathers pertinent data and information relative to patients' health status and
needs and analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential
diagnoses, problems or issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes or goals of care based on a plan to individualize care
and in collaboration with patients, families, groups, communities or populations
served.
• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected outcomes or goals.
• Systematically implements the individualized care plan, facilitated the coordination
of care with inter and intra-professional colleagues and employs strategies for
health teaching and promotion.
• Evaluates progress toward achieving defined outcomes/goals and change the plan
if necessary.
• Implements evidenced-based approaches to care.
• Actively collaborates with other nurses and clinical disciplines to seek and suggest
changes in the plan of care
• Evaluates clinical effectiveness of care for populations served. Identifies
opportunities to improve nursing care and develops improvement plans. Seeks
assistance in developing effective metrics to demonstrate improved patient
outcomes or improvement in the nursing practice environment.
• Demonstrates expertise in specialty area of practice and is eligible for national
certification in the area of clinical specialty.
• Contributes to the development of patient and family education materials.
2 35% Yes
Professional Practice. Expected to engage in professional role activities, including leadership,
appropriate to their education and position. Accountable for their professional actions to
themselves, their healthcare consumers, their peers and to society.
• Uses resources and speaks up to help evaluate situations where unethical behavior is
in question. Consults other professionals to initiate ethical consults when needed.
• Works with a questioning attitude raises clinical concerns. Uses current literature to
guide practice and offer ideas for improve practice and outcomes.
• Implements practices that are congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion
principles.
• Communicates effectively and speaks up when communication from others is not
clear and may endanger safety of patients, families, groups, communities or
colleagues. Effective verbal and written communication in the form of
documentation in the medical record are essential to effective practice. Seeks
assistance to resolve conflict if unable to resolve independently.
• Collaboration with patients and families is essential in developing an effective plan of
care and nurses must collaborate inter and intra-professionally for effective practice.
Actively participates in interdisciplinary care planning. Serves as a role model for
interdisciplinary collaboration and services standards for patients and families.
• The level of leadership for a Registered Nurse III is consistent with the level of
experience, knowledge and licensure. Effectively delegates to nurses, unlicensed
assistive personnel and other disciplines as necessary to advance patient care.
Effectively evaluates the completion of delegated care and provides feedback to
unlicensed assistive personnel and other nurses.
• Continues to learn and develop competence that reflects current nursing practice.
Completion of assigned learning materials and competency activities is expected
within orientation and beyond. Seeks feedback to improve performance and raise
questions when unsure of the correct path for patient care or professional
performance. Completes required continuing education credits with 10 of the
credits related to area of specialty
• Expected to contribute to the professional growth of others by acting as a preceptor,
clinical coach and mentor to novice nurses and nursing students.
• Seeks evidence-based solutions to clinical issues and integrate them into practice.
• Nurses contribute to quality nursing practice. Uses data to evaluate the
effectiveness of nursing practice and to identify opportunities for improvement.
Participates in the planning and implementation of improvement projects to impact
the practice environment and clinical care. Acts as a change agent to support
improvement efforts.
• Utilizes resources appropriately to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing
services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible. Speaks up when resources
are needed and advocates for patients so resources are provided as needed across
the continuum of care.
• Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner. This includes the handling
and disposing of medication and biohazardous material. Knowledge of and
adherence to regulatory guidelines is expected.
• Actively participates in professional/shared governance activities.
3 15% Yes
Caring. Caring is an essential component of nursing practice and is demonstrated through
concrete acts, interpersonal connections, verbal and nonverbal communication. Nurses also
promote self-care and care for the environment and society. Loyola Medicine values are
actively demonstrated in the behaviors of the RN.
4 5% Yes
Safety. Advocates for safety in patient care and within the work environment by raising
concerns, reporting safety events, reporting conditions that could cause a safety event (near
misses), by participating in investigation of safety events and improvement efforts and by
implementing best practices to improve safety.
5 10% Yes
Living Our Values. Demonstrates the Trinity Health/Loyola Medicine values in every
interaction with patients, families, visitors, colleagues and providers.
Complexity Factor: C
• Work consists of various duties involving different processes and methods. Factors to be considered differ
with each assignment, and elements of the work must be identified and analyzed to determine appropriate
action. (Ex. Manager, RN, Physical Therapist, Admin Asst, Supervisors, Medical Records Tech)
Impact Factor: I
• Moderate impact on a limited phase of Loyola activity. Significant impact on the life and health of students
or patients. (Ex. RN, OT II, PT II, Network Analyst, Manager)
Freedom of Action:
• General instructions are available but employee has latitude to set priorities. Questionable items referred to
supervisor.
Supervisory Responsibility:
• Staff: N/A - position does not supervise staff.
• Functional: N/A - no functional supervisory responsibilities.
Safety Accountabilities:
• Loyola is committed to providing care that is safe. It is expected that all Loyola employees will perform their
job function in a professional and competent manner that constantly seeks to reduce the risk of harm to
patients, families and co-workers.
Quality Improvement Accountabilities:
• Loyola is committed to the continuous improvement of the services it provides to its patients and their
families. All Loyola employees are expected to participate in quality improvement activities.
Magis & Service Excellence Accountabilities:
• Responsible for consistently demonstrating our Magis values of Care, Concern, Respect and Cooperation
through teamwork and effective communication in an effort to prevent and solve problems and to achieve
quality outcomes, patient safety, customer satisfaction and a safe environment.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining an environment of service excellence as outlined in the Service
Excellence standards.
III. Position Requirements:
Minimum Education:
• Required: BSN Preferred, ADN will be considered
• Preferred: Bacherlors Degree
• Specify Degree(s): Nursing
• Residency: N/A
Minimum Experience:
• Required: 3-5 years of previous job-related experience.
• Preferred: 6-10 years of previous job-related experience
• Other: Minimum 12 months as RN level II proficient level nurse.
Managerial Experience: N/A
Licensure/Certifications:
• Required:
o CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
o Current Registered Nurse License State of Illinois
• Preferred: N/A
• Other: Specialty certification in a clinical or functional area of nursing granted by a national nursing
organization is preferred.
Computer Skills:
• Required:
o Basic Keyboarding Skills
• Preferred:
o EPIC
• Other:
o Ability to use other software required to perform essential functions.
Typing Words Per Minute: N/A
Required Skills:
• Ability to analyze and interpret data
• Ability to communicate verbally
• Ability to deal calmly and courteously with people
• Ability to deal with stressful situations
• Ability to finish tasks in a timely manner
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and established procedures.
• Ability to function independently and manage own time and work tasks
• Ability to maintain accuracy and consistency
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to negotiate, persuade and establish direction
• Ability to organize workflow
• Ability to work as an effective team member.
• Other: Ability to articulate the scope of practice and appropriate delegation of nursing tasks per the Illinois
State Nurse Practice Act.
Personal Relationships:
• Skilled job requiring high level of adaptability & interpersonal skills
Internal Contacts:
• Within Department
• Cross-departmental
• Management
• Students
• Management
• Physicians
• Physician Assistants, Adv. Practice Nurses
External Contacts:
• Patients
• Families
• Regulatory Agencies
• Accreditation Agencies
Working Conditions:
• Work takes place on hospital unit or clinical setting
• Occasional exposure to unpleasant physical conditions and/or health & safety hazardsPhysical Demands:
• Occasionally:
o Sitting
o Climb-Stairs
• Frequently:
o Standing
o Walking
o Bending
o Crouching
o Reaching with Arms
o Finger/Hand Dexterity
o Talking
o Hearing
o Seeing
o Pushing / Pulling
o Lifting / Carrying (Up to 25 lbs)

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Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

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