RN Emergency Opportunities at St. Joseph St. Charles
Job Description
More than just a job, it's a vocation
Location: Our Healthcare Facility - St. Charles
Worker Type: Regular
Job Highlights:
Sign-on Bonus: Please consult with your recruiter regarding eligibility for the sign-on bonus!
Schedule Options: Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN
Schedule Time Options: Days, Nights, Weekend Options, and Variable Shifts
Benefits: We offer competitive and affordable health insurance, including:
- Daily pay options!
- Up to $5,250 in annual tuition reimbursement
- Paid maternity and paternity leave
- Adoption support
- A variety of health insurance plans and wellness programs
- Retirement benefits with employer matching
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Job Summary:
This role involves providing direct nursing care in environments where patients require intricate assessments and interventions, adhering to the established policies, procedures, and protocols of our organization.
Key Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Gather comprehensive information relevant to the health care consumer's condition.
- Prioritize and optimize patient flow by triaging based on age, developmental stage, and cultural sensitivity, ensuring immediate care for those in urgent need.
- Evaluate assessment data to identify diagnoses or issues.
- Establish expected outcomes tailored to the individual health care consumer or situation.
- Implement, coordinate, and educate to foster health and maintain a safe practice environment.
- Assess progress towards achieving outcomes.
- Communicate effectively across various formats in all practice areas.
- Exhibit leadership within the professional setting and the nursing field.
- Maintain knowledge and skills that reflect current nursing practices.
- Utilize evidence-based practices and scientific knowledge in emergency nursing, ensuring care is aligned with the patient's age-specific and clinical needs as outlined in the department's Scope of Service.
- Maintain a constant state of alertness and safety.
- Perform additional duties as required.
EDUCATION
- Graduate from an accredited nursing program or equivalent educational background for licensing.
EXPERIENCE
- No prior experience necessary.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Regularly use speech for oral communication.
- Consistently stand and walk.
- Frequently lift, carry, and push/pull objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Occasionally lift/carry and push/pull objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Occasionally assist in moving patients.
- Engage in bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive movements of the legs and arms.
- Occasional driving may be required.
- Rarely crawl or run.
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)
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
Work Shift: Variable Shift (United States of America)
Job Type: Employee
Department: Nursing
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
Benefits:
We value our outstanding employees and provide a comprehensive benefits package tailored to their needs.
- Paid Parental Leave: Eligible team members receive one week of paid 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 before payday (fees may apply).
- 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.
