RN Hospital - OPS/PACU - PRN

Mercyhealth • Harvard, IL

86d

About The Position

Harvard Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) proudly serving our rural community with high-quality, compassionate care. We offer a 5-bed Emergency Department (ED) providing 24/7 care, ASRH (Acute Stroke Ready Hospital) designation, ensuring rapid response for stroke patients, and EDAP (Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics) designation, equipped and staffed to care for pediatric emergencies. The hospital has 10 Inpatient Rooms + 3 ICU Rooms, 2 Operating Rooms (ORs) + 1 Procedure Room, and Emergency Physicians On-Site 24/7, providing immediate, round-the-clock emergency care. We are committed to clinical excellence and patient-centered care, supported by a dedicated, multidisciplinary team. Harvard Hospital offers the unique opportunity to work in a close-knit, rural environment with advanced emergency capabilities.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws/practice act.
• Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care.
• Documents according to standards of care.
• Develops, initiates, and executes a patient plan of care according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and/or clinic policy including patient and family instruction.
• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.
• Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units and/or departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
• Utilizes critical thinking regarding patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command.
• Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions and peer review process.
• Offers ideas and/or solutions to practice issues.
• Uses innovative methods and intuitive skills to develop and implement plans of care.
• Provides innovative ways to educate patient-families.
• Initiates interdisciplinary collaboration to meet the patient/family educational needs.
• Actively participates in mentoring and precepting new partners to the organization.
• 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.
• Actively participates in a minimum of 1 departmental or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance.
• Retirement plan with a competitive matching contribution.
• Generous paid time off that increases with longevity.
• Education assistance programs and tuition reimbursement.
• Access to internal and external employee assistance programs.
• A variety of paid and non-paid leaves.
• On-demand pay.
• Supplemental benefits including pet insurance, legal and identity protection, auto and home insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees