Registered Nurse, Gastroenterology Clinic

Mercy Health System; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

retirement

time off

on-demand pay

EAP

Job summary

Mercyhealth is seeking a Registered Nurse for a PRN “As Needed” role in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. The position offers a base salary plus hourly incentives for advanced level and approved certifications. PRN status means flexible hours across hospital and ambulatory settings.

Responsibilities include nursing process care, assessments, medication administration, education, and participation in quality improvement activities, with CE requirements for IL licensure.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.
• RN licensed in state of practice.

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 per policies and standards.
• Ensures accurate and comprehensive documentation per standards.
• Develops and executes patient plans of care as prescribed by physicians and policy.

Skills

Critical thinking

Nursing process

Patient education

Education

ADN

BSN

Job description

In addition to the base salary we offer an extra $2 hourly for advanced level plus an extra $3 hourly for approved certifications. This is a PRN "As Needed" position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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 and 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 individualized needs, as prescribed by the physician along with 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 and guidance to other units and departments in support of the patient 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 RNs will maintain timely flow of patients, in addition to responding to telephone calls and performs telephone triage of patients.
• Illinois: 10 hours of continued education as required for IL licensure.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

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

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

• Licensed as an RN in state of practice.
• Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days.
• Other certification or certifications per unit requirements.
• For example : ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• May include color blind test per department guidelines.

SPECIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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 along with move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

RN Clinic and Ambulatory RNs

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or smell.
• The employee must regularly lift along with move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift along with move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

Level of Supervision

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

SUPERVISES

• Supervises nursing support staff as appropriate.

PAY RANGE

$33.78 - $50.67

Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and benefits, including retirement, time off, on-demand pay, access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more.

• retirement
• time off
• on-demand pay
• access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• and more

At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better.

As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Recognitions & Awards

• #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50
• One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
• A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women

For over 135 years, Mercyhealth has provided high-quality health care to residents throughout northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

We have a passion for providing comprehensive health care close to home for area residents through our six hospitals and 85 primary and specialty care locations.

As an integrated health system, you can come to us for routine health care, like annual physicals, immunizations and preventive health screenings, as well as highly specialized care, such as neonatal intensive care, heart surgery, stroke care, neurosurgery, cancer treatment and much more.

The range of Mercyhealth's specialties and the skills of our doctors, nurses and clinical staff are truly extraordinary.