Registered Nurse - New Grad - St. Rita's Medical Center

2024/2025 New Grad RNs

Positions available on Med Surg, Stepdown & ICU

Full-Time Days or Nights

Sign On Bonus up to $10,000

Can make offers up to 6 months prior to graduation!

Summary of Primary Function/General Purpose of Position

Delivers patient care utilizing the nursing process through data collection and assessment, identifies and determines the priority of patient's problems/needs, and evaluates the process and outcome of nursing care; coordinates, provides and directs patient teaching activities and coordinates the care provided by health team members.

Essential Job Functions

• In collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team, conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyzes assessment data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment and evaluates treatment effectiveness; administers medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Ohio Nursing Practice Act and Mercy Health policies and procedures; serves as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments
• Acts as a patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement in the department
• Incorporates the professional practice model into care delivery

Employment Qualifications

Education Qualifications

Required Minimum Education: 2 Year/Associates Degree

Specialty/Major: Nursing

Preferred Education: 4 year/Bachelors Degree

Specialty/Major: Nursing

Licensing/Certification Required: Current nursing license in the State of Ohio and/or Kentucky or obtains RN license within 90 days of hire; Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association (preferred, not required); If licensure requirement is not met due to OBN failure, license must be obtained within 60 days of fail date

Licensing/Certification Preferred: Hold national certification in clinical specialty or leadership within 6 months of eligibility

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Years and Type of Experience: This position requires the incumbent to demonstrate proficiency in clinical skills for patients in identified disease-specific and age-specific populations served, understanding that departures from identified categories may be required at times to perpetuate positive clinical outcomes

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required: This position requires the incumbent to demonstrate proficiency in clinical skills for patients in identified disease-specific and age-specific populations served, understanding that departures from identified categories may be required at times to perpetuate positive clinical outcomes

Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred: Mercy Health is an equal opportunity employer.

Many of our opportunities reward your hard work with:

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance
• And much more

*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status.