Registered Nurse RN, MHH & MHCL Medical Surgical / Step-Down ICU

Mercyhealth • Temporary • Harvard, Illinois • 1d ago

Overview

Registered Nurse RN, Medical Surgical / Step-Down ICU

- Pool / PRN (As Needed)

- This position will support Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital and Mercyhealth Harvard Hospital.

Provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting, supporting the Mercyhealth nursing mission, practice values and strategic plan. May include variable shifts, weekends, holiday and/or on-call hours. Performs other duties as assigned including floating to various units based on identified needs and clinical competency.

Mercyhealth is committed to offering our partners a best place to work and continually evaluates new programs and benefits. We have been recognized locally, regionally and nationally for helping our workers achieve a work/life balance through benefit offerings and innovative programs. Our unique workplace Culture of Excellence is built upon:

Employee engagement, empowerment and growth
Teamwork toward our common goal – providing exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better
An atmosphere of caring and quality that cascades throughout the organization

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process and critical thinking in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care
Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws/practice act as required by care setting.
Ensures all documentation is accurate and comprehensive in accordance with the established standards of care for documentation at the system and entity levels.
Develops initiates and executes a patient plan of care according to the patient's individualized needs, as prescribed by the physician and/or hospital policy. Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education. Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding.
Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
Utilizes clinical expertise & guidance to other units/departments in support of the patient's longitudinal plan of care. Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions
Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience, manages complex situations and delegates to other staff appropriately. Escalates to the appropriate chain of command as needed.
Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
Engages in personal development and supports system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence based practice guidelines.
Supports and participates in peer review and peer feedback opportunities.
Participates in the professional nursing continuum
Clinic and Ambulatory RN's will maintain timely flow of patients, in addition to responding to telephone calls and performs telephone triage of patients.

Education and Experience

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
BSN preferred.

Certification/Licensure

Current IL RN licensure by the IL Dept. of Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
Approved CPR / BLS within 90 days.
Approved Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 1 year.
Approved Pediatric Life Support (PALS) within 1 year.
National Institute Healthcare Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification within 1 year.

Special Physical Demands

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

RN Hospital, RN Home Health and Hospice, RN Oncology: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to walk and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Culture of Excellence Behavior Expectations

Related Jobs

Registered Nurse, Sub Acute/Skill Nursing Unit

Mercyhealth • Full-time • Harvard, Illinois • 2m ago

RN Med-Surg

Overview Provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting, supporting the Mercyhealth nursing mission, practice values and strategic plan. May include variable shift...

2m ago

VIEW JOB

RN Hospital Skilled Nursing

Mercyhealth • Part-time • Harvard, Illinois • 2m ago

RN Med-Surg

2m ago

VIEW JOB

RN Hospital -Skilled Nursing

Mercyhealth • Full-time • Harvard, Illinois • 4m ago

RN Med-Surg

4m ago

VIEW JOB

Registered Nurse

DaVita • Full-time • Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States • 7m ago

RN Med-Surg

650 N. Edwards Blvd, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 53147, United States of America DaVita is seeking a Nurse who is looking to give life in an outpatient dialysis center. You can make an exceptional difference in the lives o...

7m ago

VIEW JOB

RN Hospital 4

Mercyhealth • Full-time • Harvard, Illinois • 9m ago

RN Med-Surg

9m ago

VIEW JOB

Registered Nurse, RN Clinic - Allergy

Mercyhealth • Full-time • Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States • 2d ago

RN Outpatient

2d ago

VIEW JOB

Staff Nurse Physician Group-Primary Care Woodstock Full Time Days

Regional Medical Group • Full-time • Woodstock, IL, US • 1w ago

RN Outpatient

Description **This is a Full Time position at 36 hours per week for Primary Care located at the Woodstock clinic. Schedule is Monday through Friday.** The Staff Nurse Physician Group reflects the mission, vi...

1w ago

VIEW JOB

Registered Nurse- RN

Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center • Full-time • Lake Geneva, WI, US • 2w ago

Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center would love to have you as a join their AMAZING team! As a RN you will work alongside the Director of Nursing/Nurse Managers to provide the best quality care...

2w ago

VIEW JOB

Registered Nurse, Medical Unit

Mercyhealth • Full-time • Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States • 3w ago

3w ago

VIEW JOB

Registered Nurse, RN, Medical Unit

Mercyhealth • Part-time • Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States • 3w ago

Overview The Registered Nurse in this position rovides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting, supporting the Mercyhealth nursing mission, practice values and stra...

3w ago

VIEW JOB