Registered Nurse Clinic- Lake Geneva

Mercy Health System Corporation•Geneva, WI

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Mercyhealth is seeking a Registered Nurse for their clinic in Lake Geneva. This role involves utilizing the nursing process, administering medications and treatments, performing patient assessments, and developing patient care plans. The nurse will also be responsible for patient and family education, resolving system breakdowns, participating in performance improvement activities, and utilizing critical thinking for patient safety and experience. The position also emphasizes professional development, mentoring new staff, and contributing to innovative patient care solutions. Mercyhealth is an integrated health system serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, known for its commitment to its employees and culture.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
ADN required upon hire.
Minimum of 2 year's experience required.
Licensed as an RN in state of practice.
Approved CPR /BLS certification within 3 months.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Other certification(s) per department requirements (e.g., ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP).

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.
Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care.
Documents according to standards 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.
Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education.
Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding.
Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions.
Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.
Utilizes clinical expertise & guidance to other units/departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command.
Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit/department practice activities and decisions and peer review process.
Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
Engages in personal development and supports system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines.
Actively participates in mentoring and precepting new partners to organization.
Offers ideas and/or solutions to practice issues.
Uses innovative methods and intuitive skills to develop and implement plans of care.
Provides innovative ways to educate patient/families.
Initiates interdisciplinary collaboration to meet the patient/family educational needs.
Actively participates in a minimum of 1 departmental or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.