New Graduate Registered Nurse

St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee • Kankakee, IL

6d • $35 - $54

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care within the Medical/Surgical Unit. The nurse is directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients, communicates clinical changes and relevant findings to physicians, responds promptly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment, and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

New graduate nurses receive 8–16 weeks of orientation with an appointed preceptor, depending on the unit. New Graduate RNs are hired into full-time 12-hour shifts, either 7 a.m.–7 p.m. or 7 p.m.–7 a.m. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply, with details discussed during the interview process.

Requirements

• Candidates must be completing the final semester of an accredited ADN, BSN, or MSN program within six months, or have graduated within six months of the start of the program.
• Valid Illinois RN license, verified by the IDFPR website.
• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS CPR certificate through the American Heart Association upon hire and maintained as current.

Nice To Haves

• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained as current preferred.
• Previous acute-care hospital experience preferred.
• Ventilator management experience preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care within the Medical/Surgical Unit.
• Accept direct responsibility and accountability for care given to assigned patients.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions and relevant monitoring or diagnostic findings to physicians.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates, subject to eligibility and payout terms.
• Paid time off.
• 401K retirement plan.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Additional voluntary benefit options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed