Graduate Nurse Progressive Care Unit

It's more than a career, it's a calling

IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mount Vernon

Licensed new graduate nurse from an accredited nursing program who actively participates in the SSM Health New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. Provides professional nursing care to patients, which includes assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, delegating and monitoring tasks assigned to other members of the care team in accordance with professional nursing standards. Responsible for the delivery of age‑appropriate care for assigned patients with a wide variety of medical conditions.

• Performs specialized tasks based on demonstrated competence to provide nursing care for the patient population served.
• Performs patient assessments including biophysical, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and age‑appropriate needs of the patients, including the assessment of nutrition, pain management, and signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect in order to develop, evaluate and modify the patient’s plan of care.
• Develops a realistic, comprehensive patient family educational plan, using appropriate resources and methods of instruction and provides patient/family health education and coaching.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation, including the processing of physician orders, in accordance with policies and procedures. Monitors and evaluates delivery of nursing care given by team members based on patient needs and professional judgement.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health‑care professionals regarding all aspects of patient care.
• Completes competency and required assessments.
• Applies the existing body of evidence‑based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on the patient’s age‑specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department’s scope of service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Eligible to practice as determined by the State Board of Nursing.
• Less than one year of experience as a registered nurse.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.

• No experience required.

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0‑25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25‑50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA).
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) or equivalent in the state of employment (Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin).

• Full time, 7 p.m. – 7 a.m. varying nights with every 3rd weekend, holiday requirement, no on‑call requirement.
• Night Shift.
• Scheduled weekly hours: 36.

• Job type:
  Employee.
• Department:
  Pat Rms 3100 Progressive Care Unit.
• Pay Range: $31.21 – $49.94 per hour.

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro‑rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit through Daily Pay offering instant access to earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through Flex Path Funded for eligible team members.

SSM Health is an equal‑opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.