Registered Nurse RN, MHTC Surgical Peds Unit

Mercyhealth • Janesville, WI

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) position at Janesville Hospital and Trauma Center in the Surgical Unit is a full-time role requiring 72 hours over a two-week period, with shifts from 6:30 PM to 7 AM. The RN will provide compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting, supporting the Mercyhealth nursing mission, practice values, and strategic plan. The role may include variable shifts, weekends, holidays, and on-call hours, and may require floating to various units based on identified needs and clinical competency.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.
• May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines).
• Licensed as an RN in state of practice.
• Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days.
• Other certification(s) per unit requirements, such as ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP.
• Passing the Driver’s License Check and/or Credit Check (for those positions requiring).
• Passing the WI Caregiver Background Check and/or IL Health Care Workers Background Check.
• Must be able to follow written or oral instructions.

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.
• Documents according to standards of care.
• Performs assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation 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.
• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.
• Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units’ departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
• Utilizes critical thinking regarding patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command.
• Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions and peer review process.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package including retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, and flexible spending plans.
• Competitive Compensation with market competitive rates of pay and participation in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.
• Generous Paid Time Off plan that increases with milestone anniversaries.
• Career Advancement opportunities through educational assistance programs and career ladders.
• Employee Wellbeing resources including health risk assessments and a Wellbeing mobile application.
• Access to internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, and financial education for retirement planning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees