New Graduate RN
About The Position
The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and provides direct care within the scope of practice. The RN directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care. The RN is accountable for care delivered to assigned patients, communicates changes in clinical condition and diagnostic results to physicians, responds promptly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response, and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality. New Graduate RNs receive 8 to 16 weeks of orientation with an appointed preceptor, depending on the unit. Positions are full-time, 12-hour shifts, either 7 a.m.–7 p.m. or 7 p.m.–7 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. The role is at Prime Healthcare Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois, in various units.
Requirements
- Be completing the final semester of an accredited ADN, BSN, or MSN program within six months, or have graduated within the six months preceding the program start.
- Hold a valid Illinois RN license, verified through the IDFPR website.
- Hold a current BLS CPR card through the American Heart Association.
- Hold a current and valid state RN license.
- Have a current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it.
Nice To Haves
- Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained; preferred.
- Previous acute-care hospital experience; preferred.
- Ventilator management experience; preferred.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); preferred.
Responsibilities
- Deliver safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
- Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care.
- Remain directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients.
- Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms to physicians.
- Respond promptly and accurately to changes in patients’ conditions or responses to treatment.
- Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401K retirement plan
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Voluntary benefit options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
