RN Hospital, Surgical Inpatient (Med 1) - Night Shift

Mercyhealth•Riverside, IL

About The Position

The RN Hospital, Surgical Inpatient (Med 1) uses the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to care for patients. The role administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws and practice acts. It includes documenting care, assessing patients, planning and implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes. The RN develops and executes individualized patient care plans as prescribed by a physician or clinic policy, including instruction for patients and families. The position also contributes to performance improvement and unit practice activities, supports patients’ longitudinal plans of care, escalates patient-safety and experience concerns appropriately, and participates in peer review and professional nursing activities.

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

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in patient care.
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.
Assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Develop, initiate, and execute individualized patient care plans as prescribed by a physician or clinic policy, including patient and family instruction.
Participate in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
Provide clinical expertise and guidance to other units or departments in support of patients’ longitudinal plans of care.
Apply critical thinking to patient safety and 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.