PCU RN
Rockford, Illinois
Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center

Registered Nurse, Intermediate Care Unit (Days)

Location: Rockford, Illinois Employment Type: Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: Days, 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience of 2 years, including experience within the last year
• BLS/BCLS (listed in the job's additional information)
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments according to approved nursing techniques, policies, procedures, standards of care, and state laws and practice act.
• Document according to standards of care.
• Develop, initiate, and carry out individualized patient plans of care, following physician prescriptions and hospital policy, including patient and family instruction.
• Participate in department or unit performance improvement activities, which may include shared governance.
• Provide clinical expertise and guidance to other units and departments in support of patients' longitudinal plans of care.
• Apply critical thinking to patient safety and patient experience, and escalate appropriately through the chain of command.