Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical & Step-Down ICU - Part Time

apartment Mercyhealth location_onCrystal Lake, IL, US

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Overview

Registered Nurse RN, Medical Surgical / Step-Down ICU, Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital

- Night Shift (7:00P - 7:30A)

- 48 hours / 2 weeks

- Weekend & Holiday Rotation

-Stepdown/ICU experience if preferred

Comprehensive Care in a Fully Equipped Community Hospital. Crystal Lake Hospital is a community-focused hospital dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centered care with advanced emergency, inpatient, and surgical services. Our facility offers a dynamic and supportive environment, combining strong clinical presence with excellent leadership support. We offer:

7-Bed Emergency Department (plus a dedicated triage area)
Awaiting EDAP (Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics) Designation (scheduled for this fall)
Awaiting ASRH (Acute Stroke Ready Hospital) Designation
11 Inpatient Rooms + 2 ICU Rooms
4 Operating Rooms (ORs)
Hospitalists On-Site 24/7 – Continuous inpatient care presence
Emergency Physicians On-Site 24/7
Leadership Support: Nurse leaders on-site Monday–Friday during business hours. RN House Coordinators covering nights, weekends, and leadership gaps.

At Crystal Lake Hospital, you’ll join a collaborative, mission-driven team delivering exceptional care in a well-equipped setting.

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.

· Documents according to standards of care.

· Performs assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation 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 and 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.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.

May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines)

CERTIFICATION or 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

Culture of Excellence Behavior Expectations

Benefits

Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:

· Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.

· Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.

· Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.

· Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.

· Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.

· Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.

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