Registered Nurse; RN – Stepdown Practice – St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Registered Nurse (RN) – Stepdown New to Practice – St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Join the Registered Nurse (RN) – Stepdown New to Practice – St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital role at Bon Secours Mercy Health
. As a faith‑based and patient‑focused organization, Mercy Health is committed to compassion, collaboration, excellence, and respect.

The New‑to‑Practice Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) provides, coordinates, plans, and evaluates nursing care within established procedures, professional standards, and organizational policies. The RN demonstrates the ability to care for a group of patients in a fast‑paced, high‑intensity setting as part of an interprofessional team focused on achieving the best individual and population outcomes. Core cultural and safety behaviors are demonstrated to eliminate preventable harm, ensure worker safety, and provide a high‑quality experience of care.

• Collaborate with an experienced Stepdown RN and interdisciplinary team members to demonstrate safe basic knowledge of contemporary nursing practice.
• Apply nursing process with patients of all ages and populations.
• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyze data, create a plan of care, implement treatment, and evaluate effectiveness.
• Administer medications safely in accordance with state practice and BSMH policies.
• Serve as point of contact for patient care coordination throughout hospital departments.
• Act as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement and collaborating with spiritual care, palliative, and ethics when needed.
• Serve as a point person for care coordination for family members or caregivers.
• Clinically manage patients with multi‑system organ failure and/or multisystem trauma.
• Use the AACN Synergy Model to restore, support, promote, rehabilitate, or palliate to maintain patients’ physiologic, psychologic, and psychosocial stability across the lifespan.
• Synthesize and prioritize information to take immediate, evidence‑based, patient‑focused action using clinical judgment.
• Anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Respond to the unique needs of patients and families coping with unanticipated illness or injury, advocating for their choices in quality of life.

• Current RN license in state of employment, compact, or RN applicant (required).
• BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire; must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS required within 6 months of hire).

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred).

Previous experience as an LPN or Patient Care Tech/CNA (preferred).

• EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training (preferred).
• Completion of RN Residency Program within 18 months of hire (required).

• Possesses clinical knowledge, skills, and competency for evidence‑based patient care in accordance with BSMH mission.
• Performs comprehensive assessment of patient’s clinical condition and psychosocial needs.
• Safely and efficiently develops, implements, and prioritizes plan of care.
• Applies nursing process in patient care delivery.
• Assesses patient response, revises plan of care accordingly.
• Assists patient and family in coping with illness.
• Collaborates with others for coordinated patient care.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Applies cultural diversity and inclusion principles.
• Recognizes limitations, seeks assistance, and acquires information to perform safely.
• Advances personal and professional growth through educational programs, literature, in‑services, and workshops.
• Exhibits professionalism and accountability.
• Integrates cost‑effective measures and stewards resources.
• Practices self‑care and cultivates resilience in conflict.
• Protects safety and privacy of all persons.
• Understands office and clinical technologies.
• Communicates effectively with patients in an understandable manner.
• Maintains compassionate, relationship‑based approach.
• Remains calm, adaptive, and collective during emergencies.
• Manages care of patients with chest…