Registered Nurse - PRN

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Lake Geneva, WI

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse at Mercyhealth utilizes the nursing process and critical thinking in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients, performing assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care. This role involves administering prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws/practice act as required by the care setting. Mercyhealth is an integrated health system with over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, operating seven hospitals and 85 primary and specialty clinics. The organization is committed to empowering employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better and has been nationally recognized for its commitment to people and culture.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
ADN required upon hire
Minimum of 2 years experience required.
Licensed as an RN in state of practice
Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days
Other certification(s) per unit requirements. For example: ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process and critical thinking in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care
Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws/practice act as required by care setting.
Ensures all documentation is accurate and comprehensive in accordance with the established standards of care for documentation at the system and entity levels.
Develops initiates and executes a patient plan of care according to the patient's individualized needs, as prescribed by the physician and/or hospital policy.
Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education.
Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding.
Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
Utilizes clinical expertise & guidance to other units/departments in support of the patient's longitudinal plan of care.
Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions
Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience, manages complex situations and delegates to other staff appropriately.
Escalates to the appropriate chain of command as needed.
Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
Engages in personal development and supports system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence based practice guidelines.
Supports and participates in peer review and peer feedback opportunities.
Participates in the professional nursing continuum