Registered Nurse — Patient Care & Growth with Benefits

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois; Freeport (IL); On-site; USD 47,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Disability Insurance

FSA/HSA Options

Paid time off

Tuition and certification reimbursemen

Job summary

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois seeks a Registered Nurse to provide safe, organized patient care. You will assess patients, administer medications, develop care plans, document accurately, and collaborate with doctors, families, and the healthcare team to address safety concerns and patient needs.

You will perform nursing processes, participate in care planning, and contribute to department performance improvements while supporting a longitudinal patient care plan across Mercyhealth's

Qualifications

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

Team collaboration

Patient care

Medication administration

Documentation

Critical thinking

Education

ADN

BSN preferred

Job description

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois seeks a Registered Nurse to provide safe, organized patient care. You will assess patients, administer medications, develop care plans, document accurately, and collaborate with doctors, families, and the healthcare team to address safety concerns and patient needs.

You will perform nursing processes, participate in care planning, and contribute to department performance improvements while supporting a longitudinal patient care plan across Mercyhealth's