PRN Registered Nurse - Flexible Shifts & Compassionate Care

Mercy Health Corporation; Harvard (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 84,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercyhealth is seeking a PRN Registered Nurse to provide compassionate, holistic care in a clinical setting, aligned with Mercyhealth nursing mission and standards.

The role involves using the nursing process, administering medications, assessments, planning, and patient/family education, with interdisciplinary collaboration.

IL licensure and ADN required; BSN preferred; 2 years RN experience with certification; CPR/BLS within 90 days.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.
• Minimum 2 years RN experience with a certification.

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.
• Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care.
• Documents according to standards 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 & 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.
• Offers ideas and/or solutions to practice issues.
• Uses innovative methods and intuitive skills to develop and implement plans of care.
• Provides innovative ways to educate patient / families.
• Initiates interdisciplinary collaboration to meet the patient/family educational needs .
• Actively participates in mentoring and precepting new partners to the organization.
• 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.
• Actively participates in a minimum of 1 departmental or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance
• IL: 20 Continuing education hours per year (10 of these are required for IL licensure)

Education

ADN

BSN preferred

Job description

Mercyhealth is seeking a PRN Registered Nurse to provide compassionate, holistic care in a clinical setting, aligned with Mercyhealth nursing mission and standards.

The role involves using the nursing process, administering medications, assessments, planning, and patient/family education, with interdisciplinary collaboration.

IL licensure and ADN required; BSN preferred; 2 years RN experience with certification; CPR/BLS within 90 days.