New Grad Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care (Step down) - Perrysburg Medical Center

Mercy Health BSMH•Perrysburg, OH

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The New Grad Progressive Care (Step down) Registered Nurse (RN) position at Perrysburg Medical Center is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care. The nurse assesses patient status, prioritizes patient problems and needs, develops and performs care plans to improve outcomes, and ensures a safe and therapeutic environment. The role acts as a service line between Med-Surg and ICU units. The RN collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team, conducts initial and ongoing assessments, analyzes assessment data, creates and implements plans of care, and evaluates treatment effectiveness. The nurse coordinates patients’ care throughout hospital departments, advocates for patient safety through ongoing quality improvement, and administers medications in accordance with applicable practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.

Requirements

Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) or RN applicant.
BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support is preferred at hire; certification must be obtained from an approved source before direct patient care, and ACLS is required within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred, not required).
Previous experience as an LPN or Patient Care Tech/CNA (preferred).
BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification at hire (preferred).

Responsibilities

Assess patient status using organizational and leadership skills.
Act as the service line between Med-Surg and ICU units.
Determine the priority of patients’ problems and needs.
Develop and perform patient care plans to improve outcomes.
Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team.
Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments, analyze assessment data, create and implement plans of care, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
Serve as a point of contact for patients’ care coordination throughout hospital departments.
Advocate for patient safety by participating in ongoing departmental quality improvement.
Administer medications safely and in accordance with State of Practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.