RN Hospital Advanced Certified TCC

Overview

RN Advanced Certified

30 hours per week

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, holiday 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/practice act.
• Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care.
• Documents according to standards 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 & 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.
• Offers ideas and/or solutions to practice issues.
• Uses innovative methods and intuitive skills to develop and implement plans of care.
• Provides innovative ways to educate patient/families
• Initiates interdisciplinary collaboration to meet the patient/family educational needs.
• Actively participates in mentoring and precepting new partners to the organization.
• Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
• Engages in personal development and supports system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines.
• IL: 20 Continuing education per year (10 of these per year are required for IL licensure) or WI: 20 Education hours
• Actively participates in a minimum of 1 departmental or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• OR
• Associate Diploma in Nursing (ADN)/Diploma RN with a signed BSN Agreement
• OR
• ADN/Diploma RN with 5 years of RN experience
• OR
• ADN with Professional Nursing Certification
• Minimum 3 years of RN experience required

• 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

Benefits include:
Medical, Dental, Vision
Life & Disability Insurance
FSA/HSA Options
Generous PTO
Parental & Caregiver Leave
Career Advancement
Educational Assistance
Wellbeing Programs
Employee Discounts
On-Demand Pay
Financial Education