Registered Nurse (RN), Intermediate Care Center, Full-time, Days

Beacon Health System•Elkhart, IN

47d•Onsite

About The Position

At Beacon Health System, you're not just part of a team, you're part of something bigger. Every patient interaction is a chance to lead with compassion, build trust, and create lasting impact. Here, your expertise supports healing, and your heart connects us to the communities we serve. As an Intermediate Care Center Registered Nurse, you'll report to the Manager of the Intermediate Care Center and provide professional nursing services. You will assess the needs of patients and initiate, implement and evaluate individualized plans of care. This role will collaborate with other professional, clinical and ancillary staff in providing quality care to patients. About Elkhart Hospital Elkhart General Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital located in Elkhart, Indiana. Our full-service, 357-licensed-bed hospital has served the community for more than 100 years with a variety of services including: Emergency Department; radiology; orthopedics; maternity, pregnancy and childbirth; behavioral health; imaging and lab; genetic counseling; DaVinci robotic surgery. As part of Beacon Health System, patients have access to providers not only at this location but can also access resources and services from across the entire health system.

Requirements

You bring a high level of knowledge and competency in performing nursing care procedures, assessments, treatment and techniques.
As a Registered Nurse, your advanced analytical skills are necessary to solve complex problems and make decisions related to patient care.
You demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, patients, visitors, physicians and others.
You demonstrate the ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner.
The RN has an understanding of the need to be responsive and reasonably adaptable for scheduling purposes, when necessary, due to extenuating circumstances in support of co-workers and department functions.
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) is required.
Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Indiana.
Candidates hired after January 1, 2014, must have or obtain a BSN within five (5) years of employment as a Registered Nurse or will have the option to become certified in their area of specialty. The certification must be maintained based off of accrediting body standards.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform the priority (high risk, high frequency) technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and legally.
Establish and/or revise priorities for job/patient care activities based on the acuity of the need, resource availability, customer/patient preference/request, consideration of other department or staff priorities, timelines and plans.
Respond to data indicating potential or actual risk to an individual's physical or emotional health by initiating action to correct, reduce or prevent the risk.
Advocate for the patient or family when necessary to achieve appropriate outcomes.
Maintain accountability for own and delegated actions and decisions. Bases actions and decisions on scientific principles/logic, successful experiences, intuition, standards of practice/protocols, and organizational values.
Seek supervision, consultation, or assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely independently
Use internal and/or external resources to resolve and/or prevent problems that cannot be managed independently.
Develop or revise a plan of care for assigned patients based on initial and ongoing data. Includes measurable goals/outcomes; reflects the values, preferences and limitations of patients and/or family members; identifies interventions to achieve outcomes/goals; addresses pertinent physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and learning problems/needs.
Initiate or maintain interventions to assure continuity of safe and effective care for patients across the entire continuum of care.
Modifying, continuing or discontinuing interventions, goals, or timeframes, according to evaluation of effectiveness, efficiency and/or patient satisfaction.
Document, consistently and within established guidelines, assessments, interventions, actions, data collection results and outcomes of interventions.
Use interpersonal communication strategies with all members of the team in order to achieve desirable and acceptable outcomes or responses and perception of satisfaction by those involved.
Delegate to other staff members based upon acuity/complexity of need, role definition and ability to perform, and the collective needs of patients, families and unit. Maintains accountability for achieving appropriate outcomes/goals associated with delegated acts.
Maintain awareness of advances in clinical specialty.
Contribute to the department's ability to achieve and maintain clinical excellence, customer-focused service excellence, fiscal responsibility, innovative and talented people, and the best place to work.
Contribute to the development of co-workers through positive role modeling, resource assistance and direct feedback.