Registered Nurse (RN), General Surgical ENT - Days

Memorial Home Services; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Job summary

Springfield Memorial Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for the General Medical/Surgical ENT Unit (2B). The role focuses on post-operative ENT and trauma patients, with airway management and complex wound care. Three 12-hour day shifts with every third weekend rotation.

You must be licensed in Illinois and have current BLS/CPR. The environment emphasizes compassionate, high-quality care and teamwork. The unit offers opportunities for advanced nursing practices and patient-centered care in a

Qualifications

• Licensed as RN in Illinois and current BLS/CPR certification.
• Ability to position/transfer adult patients and perform basic wound care.
• Expected to work in a fast-paced surgical/ENT unit with infection control.

Responsibilities

• Provide post-operative care for ENT and general surgical patients.
• Manage airway considerations such as laryngectomy/tracheostomy care.
• Administer meds, monitor vital signs, and perform dressing changes.
• Assist with central lines, TPN, drain care, and PCA administration.

Skills

Patient care

IV insertion

IM injections

Mobility/transfer

Sterile technique

Education

Registered Nurse license (Illinois)

Job description

*** $20,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE ***

This is a Full Time Day Shift Position

Schedule: Three 12-hour shifts (6:45am - 7:15pm), Every Third weekend Rotation

The Registered Nurse (RN), General Medical/Surgical ENT Unit (2B) focuses on ENT patients, providing care for patients after facial and neck reconstructive surgery, that often require new airways, such as laryngectomy and tracheostomy, as well as advanced hernia repair and trauma surgical patients. Patient population ranges from younger to older adults. Many opportunities for central lines, TPN, trach and laryngectomy care, drain care, PCAs, dressing changes, nursing treatments, meds and postsurgical care.

A Registered Nurse at Springfield Memorial Hospital means becoming a part of a Magnet hospital that raises the bar for excellence. The SMH environment expects high quality care for patients and RNs who want to advance learning to ensure they can be the best nurse possible. Quality nurses not only understand, but also exhibit, that "care starts with caring." Nursing is about caring for people. Above all else, working at Memorial means we expect you to exceed customer expectations. You can do this by treating each patient as if they are the only one you are caring for that day, being the calm voice for the family, finding the answers when you don’t have one, and displaying compassion in all interactions.

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

• - Licensed as RN in State of Illinois.
• - Current BLS/CPR certification per policy.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• - Must be able to position and/or transfer an average adult patient and possess gross coordination sufficient to perform other patient care duties as required.
• - Must be able to withstand prolonged periods of standing.
• - Must be able to perform difficult manipulative skills such as IV insertion and IM injections.
• - Environmental working conditions include exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue, contagious diseases and/or radioactive or other potentially hazardous materials.