Registered Nurse, Medical Unit - Days

Mercyhealth•Janesville, WI

23h

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 float to different units based on staffing needs and clinical competency. Performs other related duties as assigned. The nurse uses the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care. The position administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws and practice acts. It also documents care according to established standards and develops and executes individualized patient plans of care as prescribed by a physician and/or clinic policy, including patient and family instruction. The nurse participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance, and contributes to professional nursing continuum processes, unit practice activities and decisions, and peer review. The role applies clinical expertise to support other units and departments in the patient’s longitudinal plan of care, uses critical thinking to promote patient safety and experience, and escalates concerns through the appropriate chain of command. This position is scheduled for 24 hours per week on the day shift. The pay range is $34.45–$51.68.

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, according to department guidelines.
May require a color-blind test, according to department guidelines.
May require additional certifications according to unit requirements, such as ACLS, PALS, PEARS, or NRP.

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 techniques, policies, procedures, standards of care, and state laws and practice acts.
Document care according to standards of care.
Perform patient assessments, planning, interventions, 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 to guide other units and departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
Apply critical thinking to patient safety and patient experience, escalating concerns through the appropriate chain of command.
Participate in professional nursing continuum processes, unit practice activities and decisions, and peer review.
Float to different units based on staffing needs and clinical competency, as needed.
Perform other related duties as assigned.