Registered Nurse; RN Progressive Care Unit, Part Time, Nights

Overview

Beacon Health System is hiring a part-time night shift Registered Nurse for our Progressive Care Unit at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, IN.

As a Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse, you’ll report to the Manager or Director and provide professional nursing services. You will assess the needs of patients and initiate, implement and evaluate individualized plans of care. This role will collaborate with other professional, clinical and ancillary staff in providing quality care to patients.

• Perform the priority (high risk, high frequency) technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and legally.
• Establish and/or revise priorities for job/patient care activities based on the acuity of the need, resource availability, customer/patient preference/request, consideration for other department or staff priorities, timelines and plans.
• Respond to data indicating potential or actual risk to an individual's physical or emotional health by initiating action to correct, reduce or prevent the risk.
• Advocate for the patient or family when necessary to achieve appropriate outcomes.
• Maintain accountability for own and delegated actions and decisions. Base actions and decisions on scientific principles/logic, successful experiences, intuition, standards of practice/protocols, and organizational values.
• Seek supervision, consultation, or assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely independently.
• Use internal and/or external resources to resolve and/or prevent problems that cannot be managed independently.
• Develop or revise a plan of care for assigned patients based on initial and ongoing data. Include measurable goals/outcomes; reflect patient/family values and limitations; identify interventions to achieve outcomes/goals; address physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and learning needs.
• Initiate or maintain interventions to assure continuity of safe-effective care across the continuum of care.
• Modify, continue or discontinue interventions, goals, or time frames based on evaluation of effectiveness, efficiency and/or patient satisfaction.
• Document, consistently and within established guidelines, assessments, interventions, actions, data collection results and outcomes of interventions.
• Use interpersonal communication strategies with all team members to achieve desirable outcomes and satisfaction.
• Delegate to other staff based on acuity/complexity, role definition and ability to perform, and overall patient needs.
• Maintain awareness of advances in clinical specialty.
• Contribute to clinical excellence, customer-focused service, fiscal responsibility, and talent development within the department.
• Contribute to coworker development through positive role modeling and feedback.
• Follow through and complete other job-related assignments or requests for assistance.

You bring a high level of knowledge and competency in nursing care, assessments, treatment and techniques. As an RN, you will use advanced analytical skills to solve complex problems and make care decisions. You should communicate clearly, establish effective working relationships, and be adaptable for scheduling needs when necessary to support the department.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Indiana
• Candidates hired after January 1, 2014, must have or obtain a BSN within five (5) years of employment or become certified in their area of specialty, with ongoing certification maintained per accrediting body standards

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance through Cigna
• Life Insurance
• 403(b) Matching Retirement Fund
• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Shift Differentials
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition and Certification Reimbursement
• Clinical Ladder Program
• Local and National Discounts
• Beacon Academy Educational Courses
• Gym Membership Discount