Registered Nurse ,Hospital Day Shift

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 47,000 - 84,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life & Disability Insurance

FSA/HSA options

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Certification reimbursement

Well-being programs

Employee discounts

On-Demand Pay

Career advancement

Job summary

Mercyhealth is seeking a registered nurse to provide patient care, administer medications, and develop and execute individualized care plans. The role collaborates with physicians and a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality care across units.

You will document care, participate in performance improvement activities, and educate patients and families while maintaining regulatory compliance and professional standards.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• ADN degree required; BSN preferred.
• Licensed RN in state of practice.
• CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days.
• Unit-specific certifications (ACLS, PALS, PEARS, NRP) may be required.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care using the nursing process with an interdisciplinary team.
• Administer prescribed medications according to standards and policies.
• Document care in accordance with standards of care.
• Assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
• Educate patients and families; support physician and policy-based care.

Skills

Nursing process

Critical thinking

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient safety

Education

ADN

BSN preferred

Job description

OVERVIEW

This role provides patient care by checking patients’ needs, giving medications and treatments, creating care plans, and recording all care provided. The nurse works with doctors and other healthcare staff, teaches patients and families, makes decisions to keep patients safe, and helps improve the quality of care.

SCHEDULE

32-hours per week

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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.

EDUCATION AND/OR 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/LICENSURE

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

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

May include color blind test (per department guidelines)

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

N/A

PAY RANGE

$34.45 - $60.87

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.

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life & Disability Insurance
• FSA/HSA Options
• Generous, accruing paid time off
• Paid Parental and caregiver leave
• Career advancement and educational opportunities
• Tuition and certification reimbursement
• Certification Reimbursement
• Well-being Programs
• Employee Discounts
• On-Demand Pay
• Financial Education
• Annual recognition/awards events
• Partner appreciation days
• Family entertainment/attractions discount
• Community service/improvement opportunities

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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.

Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our people and culture, including:

• #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