Night Shift RN — 12-Hour Patient Care Champion

Mercy Health Corporation; Freeport (IL); On-site; USD 47,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Disability Insurance

FSA/HSA options

Paid time off

Job summary

Mercyhealth is seeking a registered nurse to provide patient care across an integrated health system serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. The role involves nights (7pm–7:30am), two 12-hour shifts weekly, nursing process collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and delivering safe, high-quality care.

Responsibilities include administering medications, documenting care, planning and evaluating patient care, and educating patients and families.

Qualifications

• ADN required upon hire; BSN preferred.
• Licensed RN in state of practice.
• CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days.
• May require specific years of applicable experience 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 process

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Medication administration

Documentation

Care planning

Quality improvement

Education

ADN

BSN preferred

Job description

Mercyhealth is seeking a registered nurse to provide patient care across an integrated health system serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. The role involves nights (7pm–7:30am), two 12-hour shifts weekly, nursing process collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and delivering safe, high-quality care.

Responsibilities include administering medications, documenting care, planning and evaluating patient care, and educating patients and families.