Emergency Room RN: Fast-Paced Patient Care Champion

Mercy Health System Corporation; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 72,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life & Disability Insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Mercyhealth is seeking a registered nurse to provide comprehensive patient care in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. You will administer medications, perform assessments, and develop individualized care plans that align with physician directives and unit policies.

The role emphasizes documentation accuracy, patient safety, and participation in performance improvement activities. Compliance with state nursing practice acts and CPR/BLS certification are required within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.
• May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify per department guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws practice act.
• Documents according to standards of care.
• Performs assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care.
• Develops, initiates, and executes a patient plan of care according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and or clinic policy including patient and family instruction.
• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.
• Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units’ departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
• Utilizes critical thinking regarding patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command.
• Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions and peer review process.

Skills

Nursing Care

Medication Admin

Documentation

Assessment & Planning

Team Collaboration

Education

Nursing degree (RN)

BSN preferred

Job description

Mercyhealth is seeking a registered nurse to provide comprehensive patient care in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. You will administer medications, perform assessments, and develop individualized care plans that align with physician directives and unit policies.

The role emphasizes documentation accuracy, patient safety, and participation in performance improvement activities. Compliance with state nursing practice acts and CPR/BLS certification are required within 90 days.