RN Hospital Advanced Certified TCC at Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois

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.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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.
  
  
  

Education And Experience

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

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

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

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