Registered Nurse, Clinical Decision unit Nights

Beacon Health System is hiring a full-time, night‑shift Registered Nurse for our Clinical Decision Unit at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, IN.

Type:
Full‑Time/ FTE 0.90 (36 hours per week)

Shift: Nights (7 p.m.–7:30 a.m.)

• 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

Elkhart General Hospital is a not‑for‑profit hospital located in Elkhart, Indiana. Our full‑service, 357‑bed hospital has served the community for more than 100 years with a variety of services including:
Emergency Department; radiology; orthopedics; maternity, pregnancy and childbirth; behavioral health; imaging and lab; genetic counseling;
DaVinci robotic surgery. As part of Beacon Health System, patients have access to providers not only at this location but also resources and services from across the entire health system.

As a Clinical Decision Registered Nurse, you’ll report to the director and provide professional nursing services. You will assess patients’ needs 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 of 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.
• 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, including measurable goals/outcomes and interventions to achieve those goals.
• Initiate or maintain interventions to ensure continuity of safe and effective care across the continuum of care.
• Modify, continue, or discontinue interventions, goals, or time frames, according to evaluation of effectiveness, efficiency, 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 members of the team to achieve desirable and acceptable outcomes or responses.
• Delegate to other staff members based upon acuity/complexity of need, role definition and ability to perform, and the collective needs of patients, families, and unit.
• Maintain awareness of advances in clinical specialty.
• Contribute to the department’s ability to achieve and maintain clinical excellence, customer‑focused service excellence, fiscal responsibility, innovation, talent development, and a workplace of excellence.
• Contribute to the development of coworkers through positive role‑modeling, resource assistance, and direct feedback.
• Follow through and complete other job‑related assignments or requests for assistance.
• Attend and participate in department meetings and be accountable for all shared information.
• Complete mandatory education, annual competencies, and department‑specific education within established time frames.
• Complete annual employee health requirements within established time frames.
• Maintain license/certification and registration in good standing throughout the fiscal year.
• Direct patient care providers are required to maintain current BCLS (CPR) and other certifications as required…