Registered Nurse- Emergency Department- Nights

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Crystal Lake, IL

2d•$36 - $56

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting. This position is in the Emergency Department and works three 12-hour shifts on nights with rotations. The RN collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, document, and evaluate patient care, and administers medications and treatments in accordance with approved techniques, policies, standards of care, and applicable laws. The RN develops individualized plans of care, educates patients and families, supports patient safety and experience, and escalates concerns through the appropriate chain of command. The RN contributes to department or unit performance-improvement activities, shared governance, professional nursing practice, peer review, evidence-based practice, and continuous learning. The role also includes mentoring and precepting new organizational partners and may involve supervisory responsibilities such as training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, and addressing complaints and problems. The RN supervises 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.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients using the nursing process.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies, procedures, standards of care, and state laws and practice acts.
Assess, plan, intervene in, and evaluate patient care.
Document care according to standards.
Develop, initiate, and execute individualized patient plans of care as prescribed by a physician and/or clinic policy, including patient and family instruction.
Participate in department or unit performance-improvement activities, which may include shared governance; actively participate in at least one such activity.
Provide clinical expertise and guidance to other units and/or departments in support of the patient's longitudinal plan of care.
Use critical thinking to support patient safety and experience and escalate issues through the appropriate chain of command.
Participate in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions, and peer review.
Offer ideas and solutions to practice issues and use innovative methods and intuitive skills 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 professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
Engage in personal development and support continuous learning and growth, including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines.
Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws, including training employees, planning and assigning work, directing work, appraising performance, and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Supervise nursing support staff as appropriate.