RN Hospital-Stress Lab

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Janesville, WI

1d•$38 - $61•Onsite

About The Position

Mercyhealth is seeking a dedicated RN Hospital-Stress Lab to join their team. This role involves utilizing the nursing process and collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to provide patient care. The RN will administer medications and treatments, perform assessments, and develop patient care plans. They will also participate in performance improvement activities, mentor new staff, and engage in continuous learning. The position emphasizes critical thinking for patient safety and experience, and offers opportunities for professional development and contributing to evidence-based practice guidelines.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.
Minimum 2 years RN experience with a certification.
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.
Professional Nursing Certification in your specialty or Advanced Degree (ex. Masters).
If hired prior to 09/01/2024 may require a Certification Completion Agreement or specific years of applicable experience to qualify per department guidelines.
May include color blind test (per department guidelines)

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Professional Nursing Certification in your specialty or Advanced Degree (ex. Masters).

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 & guidance to other units/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.