Registered Nurse -Operating Room Circulator - Full Time

Mercy Health System•Harvard, IL

41d

About The Position

A Community-Focused Critical Access Hospital with Emergency, Inpatient, and Surgical Services Harvard Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) proudly serving our rural community with high-quality, compassionate care. We offer: A 5-bed Emergency Department (ED) providing 24/7 care ASRH (Acute Stroke Ready Hospital) designation, ensuring rapid response for stroke patients EDAP (Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics) designation, equipped and staffed to care for pediatric emergencies 10 Inpatient Rooms + 3 ICU Rooms Licensed for 4 Inpatient Beds + 1 ICU Bed (flexible use of rooms) 2 Operating Rooms (ORs) + 1 Procedure Room Emergency Physicians On-Site 24/7, Immediate, round-the-clock emergency care Hospitalist Coverage 24/7, Remote overnight support with daily on-site rounding Leadership Support - Nurse leaders on site Monday-Friday during business hours. RN House Coordinators covering nights, weekends, and any leadership gaps. We are committed to clinical excellence and patient-centered care, supported by a dedicated, multidisciplinary team. Harvard Hospital offers the unique opportunity to work in a close-knit, rural environment with advanced emergency capabilities.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Current IL RN licensure by the IL Dept of Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
Approved CPR / BLS certification required within 90 days of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within one year of hire.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process and critical thinking in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care
Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws/practice act as required by care setting.
Ensures all documentation is accurate and comprehensive in accordance with the established standards of care for documentation at the system and entity levels.
Develops initiates and executes a patient plan of care according to the patient's individualized needs, as prescribed by the physician and/or hospital policy. Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education. Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding.
Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units/departments in support of the patient's longitudinal plan of care. Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions
Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience, manages complex situations and delegates to other staff appropriately. Escalates to the appropriate chain of command as needed.
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.
Supports and participates in peer review and peer feedback opportunities.
Participates in the professional nursing continuum.

Benefits

Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.
Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.
Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.
Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.
Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.
Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.

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