Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg - Tele - Observation - St. Rita's Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN) – Med-Surg - Telemetry - Observation – Mercy Health

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Work Shift: All Work Shifts (United States of America)

Could be eligible for a sign-on bonus!

Job Summary

The Med-Surg Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by:

• Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
• Providing care to patients with medical and surgical diagnoses
• Implementing clinical nursing interventions
• Having a highly diverse medical skillset
• Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
• Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team
• Collect vital signs, administer IV medications, understand charting and assess patient condition
• Ability to perform at a higher patient-to-nurse ratio
• Evaluate, update and revise plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes
• Administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and Mercy Health policies and procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Diploma of Nursing or Associate of Nursing from an accredited nursing program
• Bachelor's degree in nursing (preferred)

Work Experience

• Previous RN experience on a similar nursing unit or Long-Term Care setting

Required Licensing & Certifications

• Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association (preferred upon hire, must obtain prior to direct patient care)

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.

Med/Surg Unit - St. Rita's - Med Surg Tele Obs 8Ab