Registered Nurse- Medical Surgical - PRN

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Crystal Lake, IL

8d•$36 - $56

About The Position

Provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting. The nurse uses the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to provide individualized patient care, administer medications and treatments, assess and document care, and educate patients and families. The role participates in professional nursing activities, performance improvement, shared governance, peer review, mentoring, and continuous learning. The position has supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws, including training employees, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, and addressing complaints and problems. It supervises nursing support staff as appropriate. The schedule is PRN with variable shifts as needed. The pay range is $35.85–$55.56. Mercyhealth describes itself as an integrated health system serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, with seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and more than 7,500 professionals. It offers competitive pay and benefits, including retirement, time off, on-demand pay, and access to the Employee Assistance Program.

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 the state of practice.
Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days.
Other certifications may be required according to unit requirements.
May include a color-blind test, per department guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Unit-specific certifications may include ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP.

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 state laws and practice acts.
Assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Document care according to standards of care.
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; participate in at least one such activity.
Provide clinical expertise and guidance to other units and/or departments in support of patients’ longitudinal plans of care.
Use critical thinking regarding patient safety and patient 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 and/or 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 organizational partners.
Positively influence professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
Engage in personal development and support system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth, including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines.
Carry out supervisory responsibilities, including training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Supervise nursing support staff as appropriate.