Registered Nurse (RN), Medical/Surgical 4B - Night Shift

Registered Nurse (RN) - General Medical/Surgical Unit (4B)

This is a Full Time, Night Shift Position (Three 12-hour shifts, Every third weekend rotation)

All private rooms with mostly middle to older adult population. Nurses care for all types of medical patients, including post-surgical patients. A wide range of opportunities include central lines, IV's, PCAs, medication administration, wound care with dressing changes, care of dialysis patients, chest tubes, NG, variety of drainage tubes, Ostomy/ileostomy care, complex comorbidity, patient education.

A Registered Nurse at Springfield Memorial Hospital means becoming a part of a Magnet hospital that raises the bar for excellence. The SMH environment expects high quality care for patients and RNs who want to advance learning to ensure they can be the best nurse possible. Quality nurses not only understand, but also exhibit, that "care starts with caring." Nursing is about caring for people. Above all else, working at Memorial means we expect you to exceed customer expectations. You can do this by treating each patient as if they are the only one you are caring for that day, being the calm voice for the family, finding the answers when you don't have one, and displaying compassion in all interactions.

Qualifications

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

- Current RN license in the State of Illinois required.- Healthcare Provider or Instructor BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.- ACLS Provider or Instructor certification required within one year of hire date.

Education Requirements:

- BSN preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Performs age appropriate assessments.
• Analyzes data to identify nursing problems.
• Provides direct patient care, develops individualized plan of care in partnership with patients & families. Evaluates patient progress toward attainment of goals, revising plan of care when indicated.
• Delegates patient care tasks to LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel based on job description and patient needs.
• Appropriately supervises performance of LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel.
• Builds teamwork when supervising and delegating to others.
• Documents patient care according to policies and procedures.
• Ensures appropriate implementation of physician's orders