Registered Nurse, Surg/Peds Unit - Nights

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Janesville, WI

7d•$34 - $52

About The Position

Provides compassionate nursing care to patients in a clinical setting while supporting Mercyhealth’s nursing mission and values. The role may include variable shifts, weekends, holidays, and/or on-call hours, and may involve floating to different units based on staffing needs and clinical competency. The nurse performs other related duties as assigned. The schedule is 36 hours per week on the night shift. The nurse uses the nursing process and works with interdisciplinary team members to provide patient care. Responsibilities include administering prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved techniques, policies, procedures, standards of care, and state laws; documenting care; assessing patients; planning, implementing, and evaluating care; and developing individualized patient care plans, including patient and family instruction. The nurse also participates in performance improvement and professional nursing activities, supports other departments’ care planning with clinical expertise, and escalates patient safety or experience concerns through the appropriate chain of command.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
ADN required upon hire.
Licensed as an RN in the state of practice.
Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days.
May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify, per department guidelines.
Other certifications may be required according to unit requirements, such as ACLS, PALS, PEARS, or NRP.
May include a color-blind test, per department guidelines.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.

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 and procedures, standards of care, and state laws.
Document according to standards of care.
Perform assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation 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.
Use clinical expertise and provide guidance to other units or departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
Apply critical thinking to patient safety and patient experience concerns and escalate them through the appropriate chain of command.
Participate in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions, and peer review process.
Perform other related duties as assigned.