ED RN, MHTC

Registered Nurse (RN) - $10,000 Sign On Bonus! (paid over 1 year) Overview

Provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, holistic nursing care to patients in a clinical setting, supporting the Mercyhealth nursing mission, practice values, and strategic plan. May include variable shifts, weekends, holidays, and/or on‑call hours. Performs other duties as assigned, including floating to various units based on identified needs and clinical competency.

• 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 and 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.

Graduate of an accredited nursing program. ADN required upon hire; BSN preferred. May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify per department guidelines.

Licensed as an RN in state of practice. Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days. Other certifications per unit requirements (e.g., ACLS, PALS, PEARS, NRP).

Passing the driver’s license check and/or credit check (for those positions requiring). Passing the WI Caregiver Background Check and/or IL Health Care Workers Background Check. Must be able to follow written or oral instructions.

May include colorblind test (per department guidelines).

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Neonate (birth – 28 days):
  Yes
• Infant (29 days – less than 1 year):
  Yes
• Child (1 year – 12 years):
  Yes
• Adolescent (13 years – 17 years):
  Yes
• Adult (18 years – 64 years):
  Yes
• Geriatric (65 years and older):
  Yes

Partner may access patient care information needed to perform their job duties.

Partners, physicians, patients’ family, visitors, vendors.

The Special Physical Demands are considered essential job functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care