APRN, Family Healthcare, Day Shift, PartTime

About Us
Located 25 miles south of Rockford and 75 miles west of Chicago, Rochelle Community Hospital has been a cornerstone of the Rochelle community for over a century. As a critical-access hospital, our staff provides state-of-the-art emergency care, diagnostic testing, home healthcare resources, rehabilitation, occupational health, inpatient care, and surgery, as well as a variety of other outpatient services. At Rochelle Community Hospital, quality care isn’t just our job, it’s our passion. We strive not only to deliver the highest quality and value to our patients, but also to our physicians and staff. As a member of our team, you can expect to work alongside our team of highly trained staff and administrators as we set out to create a higher standard of healthcare for our community.

Application Process
ALL RESUMES AND APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED THROUGH ILLINOISJOBNETWORK.COM TO BE CONSIDERED. Please be advised that your application is not complete until you fill out, sign, and submit an Application for Employment for a specific position for which Rochelle Community Hospital is actively recruiting. Your application must reflect that you possess the required qualifications for the position. No sponsorships available.

Position Summary:
The Advanced Practice Nurse is a mid-level healthcare provider who works collaboratively with the designated physician and is responsible for comprehensive care to a specific group of patients. The Advanced Practice Nurse educates patients and their families in order to promote wellness, prevent health problems/complications, maintain current health, as well as diagnose and manage acute or chronic problems. The Advanced Practice Nurse seeks opportunities for professional growth through participation in continuing education and staff development. Responsibilities must be accomplished within the guidelines of the institution as developed in collaboration with the physician and administrators.

Education:

• Master’s or Doctorate’s degree from accredited Nursing Program.
• Active RN and APRN certifications and licenses, including prescriptive authority in Illinois AND
• Active board certification as NP in area of clinical practice.

Skills:

• Communicates and collaborates effectively with physicians, other health professionals and health related agencies.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationship with patients, medical staff, coworkers, and the public.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with attention to detail.
• The ability and willingness to stay up to date on advancements, innovations, and developments in the field.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Ability to make difficult decisions.
• Strong aptitude for calculating correct medicine doses.
• Ability to show empathy and compassion.

Physical Demands:

• The ideal candidate must be able to work and complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Stand or sit for extended periods of time, push, pull and reach; occasionally bend, sit, stoop, and stretch.
• Have full range of body motion and ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
• Have good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity needed to operate keyboard, telephone, fax machine, and other equipment as needed.
• Have normal range of hearing and vision to record, prepare, and communicate appropriate reports; specific vision requirements including close vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
• Occasionally subjected to irregular hours.

Working Conditions:

• The work of this position is performed in an environmentally controlled office environment.
• The position requires the ability to work under pressure and with a diverse population, including staff, physicians, clients, patients, insurance companies, and other members of the public on a regular basis.
• The position may cause frequent exposure to communicable disease, bodily fluids, medicinal preparations, cleaning fluids, and other conditions common to the healthcare environment.
• The ideal candidate must be able to work and complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
• Constant kneeling, stooping, bending, twisting and occasional need to lift patients
• Medium Lifting, generally lifting not more than 50 lbs. maximum with assistance, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs.

Annual Requirements:

• Current ACLS certification.
• Completes CE’s per state of Illinois licensure requirements.
• Complete annual Employee Health requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
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