Registered Nurse (RN) - Step Down - St. Charles Hosptial

$20,800 - $20,800/Yr

Mercy Health - Oregon, OH

Full-time - Entry Level

Oregon, OH

5,001-10,000 employees

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Registered Nurse (RN) - Step Down position at Mercy Health's St. Charles Hospital is focused on delivering exceptional nursing care to patients transitioning from intensive care to a less intensive care environment. This role requires strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status, develop care plans, and ensure a safe therapeutic environment while collaborating with an interdisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional nursing care to patients in the Step Down unit.
• Utilize strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status.
• Act as the service line between Med-Surg and ICU units.
• Determine the priority of the patient's problems and needs.
• Develop and perform patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes.
• Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments, analyze assessment data, create a plan of care, implement treatment, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
• Serve as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments.
• Act as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department.
• Administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization's policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• 1 year of RN experience (required).
• 6 months RN experience in an acute care hospital setting (preferred).
• BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care, ACLS required within 6 months of hire).
• Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred, not required).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a progressive care or step down unit.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans.
• Prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance with AD&D.
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible.
• Paid time off.
• Educational Assistance.