registered nurse rn, cvi - Rockford, IL , USA, United States - Mercy Health System

Description

Overview

Registered Nurse RN, CVI / Cardiac Cath Lab, Javon Bea Hospital - Riverside, Days with On-Call Rotation, 80 hours / 2 weeks

Provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting, supporting the Mercyhealth nursing mission, practice values and strategic plan.

May include variable shifts, weekends, holiday and/or on-call hours. Performs other duties as assigned including floating to various units based on identified needs and clinical competency.

Mercyhealth is committed to offering our partners a best place to work and continually evaluates new programs and benefits.

We have been recognized locally, regionally and nationally for helping our workers achieve a work/life balance through benefit offerings and innovative programs.

Our unique workplace Culture of Excellence is built upon:

• Employee engagement, empowerment and growth
• Teamwork toward our common goal - providing exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better
• An atmosphere of caring and quality that cascades throughout the organization

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process and critical thinking in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
• Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and state laws/practice act as required by care setting.
• Ensures all documentation is accurate and comprehensive in accordance with the established standards of care for documentation at the system and entity levels.
• Develops initiates and executes a patient plan of care according to the patient's individualized needs, as prescribed by the physician and/or hospital policy. Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education. Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding.
• Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
• Utilizes clinical expertise & guidance to other units/departments in support of the patient's longitudinal plan of care. Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions
• Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience, manages complex situations and delegates to other staff appropriately. Escalates to the appropriate chain of command as needed.
• 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.
• Supports and participates in peer review and peer feedback opportunities.
• Participates in the professional nursing continuum
• Clinic and Ambulatory RN's will maintain timely flow of patients, in addition to responding to telephone calls and performs telephone triage of patients.

Education and Experience

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• BSN or upon hire BSN completion agreement for enrollment in an accredited BSN Completion Program.
• 3 years of RN experience with 1 year of critical care experience preferred
• Cardiovascular Intervention experience preferred

Certification/Licensure

• Current IL RN licensure by the IL Dept of Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Current CPR certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Life Support (PALS) required within one year of hire
• Successfully pass EKG test prior to completion of orientation: required within 6 months of hire date
• National Institute Healthcare Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification: required within 1 year of hire date

Special Physical Demands

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or smell.
• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception

Culture of Excellence Behavior Expectations