Registered Nurse - ICU

Prime Healthcare • Kankakee, IL

21d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the ICU at St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois, delivering safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse provides direct care within the scope of practice, guides patient and family teaching, and directs activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care. The nurse is directly responsible and accountable for assigned patients, communicates clinical changes and relevant monitoring or diagnostic findings to physicians, and responds promptly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment. Patient privacy and confidentiality must be maintained.

This is a full-time night position scheduled from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. for three 12-hour shifts. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply and are discussed during the interview process. The stated compensation estimate is $35.35 to $53.58, with the exact starting compensation determined based on factors including skills, applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure.

Requirements

• Hold a current and valid state RN license.
• Have a current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it.
• Complete Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Obtain a current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it.
• Have at least one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital; critical care experience is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a Critical Care Course.
• Critical Care RN (CCRN) certification.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Critical care experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Guide patient and family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining ICU standards of care.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for the care of assigned patients.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptomatology.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Voluntary benefit options.
• Sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.

What This Job Offers

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