Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit, Part Time, Nights

Beacon Health System; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

403(b) Matching

PTO

Shift differentials

EAP

Tuition reimbursement

Clinical ladder

Discounts (local/national)

Beacon Academy courses

Gym membership discount

Job summary

Beacon Health System in Elkhart, IN is hiring a part-time, night-shift Registered Nurse for the Progressive Care Unit at Elkhart General Hospital.

You will provide professional nursing care, assess patient needs, and implement care plans while collaborating with the care team. The role emphasizes patient safety and precise documentation, with a 0.75 FTE schedule and night hours.

Qualifications

• ASN required; BSN preferred.
• Current Indiana RN license to practice.
• BSN must be completed within five years or eligible for specialty certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing services in the Progressive Care Unit.
• Assess patient needs and implement individualized plans of care.
• Collaborate with physicians and staff to deliver quality care.
• Prioritize patient safety and manage risks as they arise.
• Document assessments and interventions per guidelines.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Assessment skills

Communication

Education

ASN required

BSN preferred

Indiana RN license

BSN within 5 years option

Job description

Beacon Health System is hiring a part‑time, night‑shift Registered Nurse for our Progressive Care Unit at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, IN.

Type: Part‑Time/FTE 0.75 (30 hrs/wk)

Shift: Night

Shift Details: Five 12‑hr shifts per pay period, 7 p‑m to 7:30 a‑m, every 3rd weekend, preferred scheduling.

Be a Beacon. Make a Difference.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance through Cigna
• Life Insurance
• 403(b) Matching Retirement Fund
• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Shift Differentials
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition and Certification Reimbursement
• Clinical Ladder Program
• Local and National Discounts
• Beacon Academy Educational Courses
• Gym Membership Discount

About Elkhart Hospital

Elkhart General Hospital is a not‑for‑profit hospital located in Elkhart, Indiana. Our full‑service, 357‑licensed‑bed hospital has served the community for more than 100 years with a variety of services including Emergency Department, radiology, orthopedics, maternity, pregnancy and childbirth, behavioral health, imaging and lab, genetic counseling, DaVinci robotic surgery. As part of Beacon Health System, patients have access to providers not only at this location but can also access resources and services from across the entire health system.

What You’ll Do

As a Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse, you’ll report to the Manager or Director and provide professional nursing services. You will assess the needs of patients and initiate, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care. This role will collaborate with other professional, clinical, and ancillary staff in providing quality care to patients.

Progressive Care Unit RN Job Responsibilities

• Perform the priority (high risk, high frequency) technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and legally.
• Establish and/or revise priorities for job/patient care activities based on the acuity of the need, resource availability, customer/patient preference/request, consideration of other department or staff priorities, timelines and plans.
• Respond to data indicating potential or actual risk to an individual's physical or emotional health by initiating action to correct, reduce or prevent the risk.
• Advocate for the patient or family when necessary to achieve appropriate outcomes.
• Maintain accountability for own and delegated actions and decisions. Bases actions and decisions on scientific principles/logic, successful experiences, intuition, standards of practice/protocols, and organizational values.
• Seek supervision, consultation, or assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely independently.
• Use internal and/or external resources to resolve and/or prevent problems that cannot be managed independently.
• Develop or revise a plan of care for assigned patients based on initial and ongoing data. Includes measurable goals/outcomes; reflects values, preferences and limitations of patient and/or family; identifies interventions to achieve outcomes/goals; addresses pertinent physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and learning problems/needs.
• Initiate or maintain interventions to assure continuity of safe-effective care for patients across the entire continuum of care.
• Modify, continuing or discontinuing interventions, goals, or time frames, according to evaluation of effectiveness, efficiency and/or patient satisfaction.
• Document, consistently and within established guidelines, assessments, interventions, actions, data collection results and outcomes of interventions.
• Use interpersonal communication strategies with all members of the team in order to achieve desirable and acceptable outcomes or responses and perception of satisfaction by those involved.
• Delegate to other staff members based upon acuity/complexity of need, role definition and ability to perform, collective needs of patients, families and unit. Maintains accountability for achieving appropriate outcomes/goals associated with delegated acts.
• Maintain awareness of advances in clinical specialty.
• Contributing to the department's ability to achieve and maintain clinical excellence, customer focused-service excellence, fiscal responsibility, innovative and talented people, and the best place to work.
• Contribute to the development of co‑workers through positive role modeling, resource assistance and direct feedback.
• Follow through and complete other job‑related assignments or requests for assistance.

What You Bring

You bring a high level of knowledge and competency in performing nursing care procedures, assessments, treatment, and techniques. As a Registered Nurse, your advanced analytical skills are necessary to solve complex problems and make decisions related to patient care. You demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, patients, visitors, physicians and others. You demonstrate the ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner. As an RN you have an understanding of the need to be responsive and reasonably adaptable for scheduling purposes, when necessary, due to extenuating circumstances in support of co‑workers and department functions.

Required Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Indiana.
• Candidates hired after January 1, 2014, must have or obtain a BSN within five (5) years of employment as a Registered Nurse, or will have the option to become certified in their area of specialty. The certification must be maintained based on accrediting body standards.

The Beacon Way

At Beacon Health System, our approach to care goes beyond clinical excellence because it’s built on meaningful connections. Guided by our core values of Trust, Respect, Integrity, and Compassion, we strive to create an environment where patients feel heard, employees feel valued, and innovation thrives.

We call this commitment The Beacon Way, a six‑point operating system that empowers every team member to lead with purpose, communicate clearly, cultivate talent, embrace performance improvement, leverage innovation, and build greatness through accountability. Whether at the bedside or behind the scenes, everyone at Beacon plays a role in moving health forward.