Registered Nurse

SSM Health; Centralia (IL); On-site; USD 42,994 - 68,797; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus available

Paid parental leave

Flexible payment options via DailyPay

Tuition coverage through FlexPath

Comprehensive health insurance

Job summary

SSM Health in Centralia, Illinois, seeks a dedicated registered nurse to provide direct nursing care based on established healthcare protocols. This full-time position will involve day shift hours with weekends required, ensuring proper patient assessment and relationship building while delivering high-quality patient care. Important qualifications include being a graduate of an accredited nursing school with at least one year of experience. The role offers competitive health benefits, a sign-on bonus, and a commitment to employee well-being.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• One year registered nurse experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct nursing care according to healthcare policies.
• Establishes effective patient relationships.
• Utilizes nursing processes for patient care.
• Develops assessment and management strategies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of patient illness impacts.
• Utilizes leadership skills in care coordination.
• Educates patients and families about health measures.
• Fosters a healthy work environment.
• Implements evidence-based nursing practices.
• Maintains constant alertness and safety.
• May perform point-of-care testing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Job Summary

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Schedule

Full time, Day Shift – Weekend Option; Friday, Saturday and Sunday, holidays required if they fall on the weekends, no call required.

Pay

Pay Range: $31.21 – $49.94 (Hourly).

Job Responsibilities

• Uses standards of medical-surgical nursing practice to increase the quality of care and quality of life for the patient, family, and significant other(s) by systematically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate with the patient, family, and significant other(s) to facilitate the development of the care plan unique to the patient’s care needs.
• Uses the nursing process to develop and implement the plan of care, collect assessment data for each patient, determine appropriate nursing diagnoses, identify expected patient outcomes, determine the plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate patient outcomes.
• Develops assessment and management strategies based on physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure dimensions of human responses to actual and potential health problems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the impact of actual or potential illness and each patient’s status in all the above dimensions.
• Utilizes leadership skills by coordinating and collaborating with the patient, family, significant other(s), communities, and members of the inter‑professional team in assessing needs, setting goals, planning interventions, providing care, and evaluating outcomes.
• Utilizes effective communication to participate with the patient, family, significant other(s), and other health care providers in collaborative decision making that is culturally sensitive, ethical, legal, holistic, informed, compassionate, and humane, and within the boundaries of available economic resources.
• Educates the patient, family, and significant other(s) about measures that promote, maintain, and restore health or promote comfort.
• Fosters a healthy work environment within the practice setting and profession by serving as a mentor and role model for nursing colleagues, students, and others.
• Applies the existing body of evidence‑based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to medical‑surgical nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age‑specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department’s Scope of Service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• May perform point‑of‑care testing according to policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.

Experience

• One year registered nurse experience.

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0–25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25–50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Required Professional Licenses and Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) – Missouri Division of Professional Registration or RN Issued by Compact State

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) – Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) or RN Issued by Compact State

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) – Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services or RN Issued by Compact State

Work Shift

Night Shift (United States of America).

Job Type

Employee.

Department

1308000207 SMH Telemetry.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36 hours.

Benefits

• Sign‑on bonus available for eligible external candidates; internal candidates should check with their recruiter.
• Paid parental leave – one week for newborns or newly adopted children (pro‑rated for FTE).
• Flexible payment options – instant access to earned, unpaid base pay via DailyPay (fees may apply).
• Upfront tuition coverage – through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
• Competitive, affordable health insurance and a comprehensive benefits package to fit employee needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.