Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

More than just a job, it's a vocation

Worker Type: Regular

Job Highlights:

Weekend Program

Sign-on Bonus: Please consult with your recruiter regarding eligibility for the sign-on bonus!

Benefits: We offer a competitive and affordable health insurance package that includes:

• Daily pay options!
• Up to $5,250 in tuition reimbursement annually.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Support for adoption expenses.
• A variety of health insurance plans and wellness programs.
• Retirement plans with employer matching contributions.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).

*Please be aware that benefits and eligibility may vary based on position, and certain exclusions may apply.

Job Summary:

This role involves providing direct nursing care in alignment with the established policies, procedures, and protocols of our healthcare organization.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Employs medical-surgical nursing standards to enhance the quality of care and life for patients, families, and significant others by systematically assessing the effectiveness of nursing practices.
• Builds strong relationships and advocates for patients and their families to create personalized care plans tailored to individual needs.
• Utilizes the nursing process to formulate and execute care plans, gather assessment data, establish nursing diagnoses, identify expected outcomes, implement interventions, and evaluate results.
• Creates assessment and management strategies that consider the physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure aspects of human responses to health issues.
• Demonstrates an understanding of how actual or potential illnesses affect each patient’s overall status.
• Exhibits leadership by coordinating with patients, families, communities, and the interprofessional team to assess needs, set goals, plan interventions, provide care, and evaluate outcomes.
• Engages in effective communication with patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure collaborative decision-making that is culturally sensitive, ethical, legal, holistic, informed, compassionate, and humane, while considering available resources.
• Educates patients and families on health promotion, maintenance, and comfort measures.
• Encourages a positive work environment by mentoring and serving as a role model for nursing colleagues and students.
• Applies evidence-based practices and scientific knowledge to medical-surgical nursing, ensuring care is tailored to the age-specific and clinical needs of patients as outlined in the department’s Scope of Service.
• Maintains a constant state of alertness and safety.
• May conduct point-of-care testing in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program or equivalent educational background for licensing.

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of one year of experience as a registered nurse.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Regularly uses speech for oral communication.
• Constantly stands and walks.
• Frequently lifts, carries, and pushes/pulls objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Regularly sits, reaches, and uses a keyboard for data entry.
• Frequently utilizes vision and depth perception for near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) distances, as well as color recognition.
• Regularly uses smell to identify odors.
• Frequently uses hearing to receive oral communication and detect alarms or machinery malfunctions.
• Occasionally lifts, carries, and pushes/pulls objects weighing between 25-50 lbs.
• Occasionally assists in moving patients.
• Occasionally bends, stoops, kneels, squats, twists, grips, and performs repetitive movements with feet/legs and hands/arms.
• Occasionally drives.
• Rarely crawls or runs.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Or Registered Nurse (RN) issued by Compact State

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) issued by Compact State
• Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Nurse (RN) issued by Compact State
• Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type: Employee

Department: NSG 8M MED/SURG

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Benefits: Our organization values its outstanding employees by providing a comprehensive benefits package tailored to their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible team members receive one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: Our voluntary benefit through DailyPay allows eligible hourly team members to access their earned, unpaid base pay instantly (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: We offer upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.