Graduate Nurse Telemetry

IL-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia

Worker Type: Regular

Job Highlights: Telemetry – SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – Centralia, IL

Schedule: Full time, 7p‑7a varying nights with every 3rd weekend, holiday requirement, no on‑call requirement.

Eligibility:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Eligible to practice as determined by State Board of Nursing
• Less than one year of experience working as an RN

Being a nurse is more than a job; it’s a calling. As a new graduate nurse hired with SSM Health, you will participate in the SSM Health Nurse Residency Program, which allows you to connect and learn from other graduate nurses across the system to enhance your confidence, knowledge, and practical skills.

Join our team and make a difference every day while enjoying competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Pay Range: $31.21 – $49.94 per hour.
Pay Rate Type: Hourly

SSM Health values the skills and talents that each team member brings to our organization. Compensation is based on relevant experience, labor market, and other qualifications. The posted pay range reflects what SSM Health reasonably expects to offer at the time of posting, though actual pay may vary as permitted by law.

Job Summary: 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, including assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, delegation, and monitoring of tasks assigned to other members of the care team. Responsible for 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 (biophysical, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and age‑appropriate needs) including nutrition, pain management, and signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect 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 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 judgment.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals regarding all aspects of patient care.
• Completes competency and requirements.
• Applies evidence‑based practice and scientific knowledge in nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on 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 school of nursing or an 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) 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.
• 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.

• BLS HCP – American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

• BLS HCP – American Heart…