Registered Nurse- Emergency Department- Nights

Mercyhealth•Crystal Lake, IL

About The Position

Provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting. This Emergency Department role is scheduled for three 12-hour night shifts with rotations. The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, provides and documents patient care, supports patient and family education, and contributes to unit performance improvement and shared governance. The role also includes mentoring and precepting new employees and supervising nursing support staff as appropriate.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required upon hire.
Minimum of 2 years of experience required.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in Illinois.
Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days.
Other certifications as required by the unit; examples include ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP.
May include a color-blind test, per department guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies, procedures, standards of care, and applicable laws.
Assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care; document according to standards of care.
Develop, initiate, and carry out individualized patient plans of care as prescribed by a physician and/or clinic policy, including patient and family instruction.
Participate in departmental or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
Use clinical expertise and provide guidance to other units or departments in support of patients’ longitudinal plans of care.
Apply critical thinking to patient safety and experience, escalating concerns through the appropriate chain of command.
Participate in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions, and peer review.
Offer ideas or solutions to practice issues and use innovative methods and clinical judgment to develop and implement plans of care.
Develop innovative ways to educate patients and families and initiate interdisciplinary collaboration to meet their educational needs.
Mentor and precept new partners to the organization.
Positively influence the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
Engage in personal development and support continuous learning and growth, including development or revision of evidence-based practice guidelines.
Actively participate in at least one departmental or unit performance improvement activity, which may include shared governance.
Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws, including training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Supervise nursing support staff as appropriate.