Registered Nurse- Long Term Care - Nights

## Registered Nurse
- Long Term Care
- Nights Apply:
Onsite:
Mercyhealth Hospital and Medical Center
- Harvard, IL:
Part time:
Posted Today:

** OVERVIEW
* * Provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting.
** SCHEDULE**: 18 hours per week
** SHIFT**:
Nights, 7 pm-7:30 am
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
*** Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
* Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws practice act.
* Documents according to standards of care.
* Performs assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care.
* Develops, initiates, and executes a patient plan of care according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and or clinic policy including patient and family instruction.
* Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.
* Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units’ departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
* Utilizes critical thinking regarding patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command.
* Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions and peer review process.
** EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
*** Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
* ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.
* May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines)
** CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE
*** Licensed as an RN in state of practice
* Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days
* Other certification(s) per unit requirements. For example : ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP
** OTHER

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

** May include color blind test (per department guidelines)
** PAY RANGE:**$34.45 - $51.68