Staff Nurse Infectious Disease Full-time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare

2 months ago

United States$34.5-$55.2/hrFull TimeInfectious Disease

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Staff Nurse Infectious Disease Full-time Days at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in United States. Salary: $34-$34/hr (Est. $71k-$71k/year). Benefits: signing bonus, 401k, health benefits.

Key Responsibilities

Anticipated role advancement to Lead RN within 6-9 months of hire.
Explains procedures, therapies and treatments to patient and family, evaluates and documents patient and family response to teaching.
Uses appropriate resources to provide education.
Adequately assesses and reassesses pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.

Requirements

Current experience (within past five years) or new nursing graduate (within past two
State Licensed Registered Nurse for State of employment
One year experience in pertinent clinical specialty

Benefits & Compensation

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.
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 the patient's learning needs, abilities, preferences and readiness; also, identifies support systems, coping mechanisms and barriers to learning.
Identifies and uses the results of quality improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice and in the healthcare delivery system.
Salary Range Minimum: $34.50
Salary Range Maximum: $55.20

Work Schedule

Job Shift: Day Job (1st)

Key Skills

Patient CareCritical ThinkingAssessmentCare PlanningPatient EducationPain ManagementQuality ImprovementMedication AdministrationTeam CollaborationCommunicationEthics ComplianceCultural CompetenceRehabilitation NeedsTeachingDischarge PlanningTriage

Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Nurse Infectious Disease Full-time Days at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Infectious Disease registered nurse listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Infectious Disease — Registered Nurse Career Context

This Infectious Disease position at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare is open to registered nurse candidates.

Registered Nurses have diverse career pathways from bedside care to telehealth triage, care coordination, and leadership roles with increasingly flexible scheduling options.

Nationally, Infectious Disease professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $270k, with the typical range spanning $210k to $360k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Compensation Analysis

Stated compensation: $34.5-$55.2/hr (Est. $72k-$115k/year).

This position also offers production-based compensation: $55 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($0k–$0k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient Care, Critical Thinking, Assessment, Care Planning, Patient Education, Pain Management, Quality Improvement, Medication Administration. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Infectious Disease role.

Core responsibilities: The Staff Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for acutely ill patients. This includes performing patient care, medication administration, and patient education while adhering to professional nursing standards.

Benefits package: Tuition Reimbursement, Loan Forgiveness, 401k Matching, Lifecycle Benefits. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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