Registered Nurse-OR-Day Shift

Southern Illinois Healthcare; Carbondale (IL); On-site; USD 43,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Illinois Healthcare in Carbondale, IL is seeking a licensed Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care for SIH patients. The role includes assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized care in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements include an active Illinois RN license and CPR/BLS; ACLS within 6 months of hire. Certifications may be required for specific units. This is a full-time on-site role with potential unit-wide float.

Qualifications

• Active Illinois Registered Nurse license.
• CPR/BLS certification required.
• ACLS within 6 months of hire; TNCC/TNS within 1 year.
• NRP and PALS within 6 months where applicable; ECRN within 24 months.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients to determine mental, physical, and spiritual needs.
• Establish a compassionate environment for patient and family support.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate individualized care with the care team.
• Provide health teaching and counseling to promote health.
• Demonstrate clinical judgement and critical thinking for changes in patient condition.
• Complete accurate documentation in the medical record.
• Contribute to policy/procedure development for safety and quality.
• Supervise licensed practical nurses and unlicensed staff.
• Advocate for patients through collaboration with health professionals.
• Complete required education, competencies, and licensure on time.
• Float to other SIH nursing units within competency.

Skills

Critical thinking

Compassionate care

Communication

Education

Nursing degree (ADN/BSN/MSN)

Tools

Illinois RN license

CPR/BLS

ACLS

TNCC/TNS

ECRN

NRP

PALS

Job description

Position Summary

• Responsible for providing professional nursing care for SIH patients.

Education

• Associate, Diploma, Bachelor’s degree or Master’s in Nursing

Licenses and Certification

• Current Illinois Registered Nurse license
• Current CPR/BLS Card
• Current ACLS card (within 6 months of hire)
• Intensive Care Unit: 10114, 20114
• Progressive Care Unit: 10116, 20110
• Stepdown ICU: 10118
• Cardiac Services: 10310
• Cardiac Catheterization: 10340
• Cardiac Care Decision Unit: 10342
• OP Cardiovascular Center: 10344, 20344
• Electrocardiology: 10336, 20336
• Interventional Imaging: 10367
• SDS Procedure Room: 10317, 20317, 30317, 40317
• Current ACLS & PALS card (within 6 months of hire)
• Emergency Room: 10306, 20306, 30306, 40306
• Recovery Room: 10314, 20314, 30314, 40314
• TNCC or TNS (within 1 year of hire or residency graduation) - required effective 6/2026
• Emergency Room: 10306, 20306, 30306, 40306
• ECRN (within 24 months of hire of residency graduation) - required effective 6/2026
• Emergency Room: 10306, 20306
• ACLS, Fetal Monitoring – Monitoring, & NRP (within 6 months of hire)
• Birthing Center: 10300
• NRP (within 6 months of hire)
• Mother Baby: 10154
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: 10152
• NRP & PALS (within 6 months of hire)
• Pediatrics: 10160
• ONS
• CTC-Infusion Center: 10328 (Fundamentals within first 6 months) and Chemotherapy Certificate Course (within 1 year, renewed every 2 years)
• SJ-Infusion: 40329 (Fundamentals within first 6 months, renewed every 2 years) or ONS Chemotherapy Certificate (renewed every 2 years)

Experience and Skills

• Technical Experience: NA

Role Specific Responsibilities

• Assess patients to determine mental, physical, and spiritual needs
• Establish a compassionate environment to provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patient and families
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates an individual plan of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Provide in health teaching and counseling to promote, attain, and maintain the optimum health level of patients
• Demonstrate ability to use clinical judgement in conjunction with critical thinking to recognize, act upon, and report changes in patient condition.
• Complete, accurate and timely documentation in patient medical record
• Provide input into the development of policies and procedures to support patient safety and quality of care
• Supervision and delegation responsibilities of licensed practical nurse and/or unlicensed assistant personnel
• Serve as an advocate for the patient by communicating and collaborating with other health service professionals
• Timely completion of required education, competencies, and licensure.
• Float to other SIH nursing units within competency level

Compensation (Commensurate with experience):

$31.25

To

$49.06