About this role
Min
USD $30.23/Yr.Max
USD $48.37/Yr.Overview
$20,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE
This is a Full Time, Night Shift Position
(Three 12-hour shifts/Every third weekend rotation)
The Registered Nurse (RN), 2E Medical Unit will provide care on a General med-surg unit with 21 beds serving an adult, elderly population. Patients have a variety of diagnoses, including respiratory illnesses and infections, and usually present with a variety of comorbidities. Care includes IV antibiotics, lab monitoring, wound management and dressing changes, including VAC dressings, tube feeding management, drain care, chest tubes, off-site cardiac monitoring and central line management.
A Registered Nurse at Springfield Memorial Hospital means becoming a part of a Magnet hospital that raises the bar for excellence. The SMH environment expects high quality care for patients and RNs who want to advance learning to ensure they can be the best nurse possible. Quality nurses not only understand, but also exhibit, that “care starts with caring.” Nursing is about caring for people. Above all else, working at Memorial means we expect you to exceed customer expectations. You can do this by treating each patient as if they are the only one you are caring for that day, being the calm voice for the family, finding the answers when you don’t have one, and displaying compassion in all interactions.
Qualifications
Licensure/Certification/Registry:
- Licensed as RN in State of Illinois.
- Current BLS/CPR certification per policy.
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Must be able to position and/or transfer an average adult patient and possess gross coordination sufficient to perform other patient care duties as required. Must be able to withstand prolonged periods of standing. Must be able to perform difficult manipulative skills such as IV insertion and IM injections.
- Environmental working conditions include exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue, contagious diseases and/or radioactive or other potentially hazardous materials.
Responsibilities
Recruiter:
Sandy Dunn, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Other facts
About Memorial Health
Memorial Health is one of the leading healthcare organizations in Illinois—a responsibility we are proud to uphold. Founded in 1897 to meet the expanding needs of our communities, we have assembled an ever-growing team and vast resources.
Dedicated to unsurpassed excellence in care, education, and research, our community-based, not-for-profit corporation features a team of nearly 10,000 strong throughout eight state-of-the-art affiliates offering a broad array of vital services. Yet what matters equally is the size of our heart. Our ambitions. And our potential to do bigger and better things.
We’re achieving our goals by developing academic alliances with other respected institutions, including the BJC HealthCare Collaborative and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. By earning important credentials and accreditations. By making a real investment in employee development. And by building upon our reputation for excellence on the regional level, with the goal of realizing national prominence.
What you'll do
- The Registered Nurse will provide care on a general med-surg unit, managing a variety of patient diagnoses and comorbidities. Responsibilities include administering IV antibiotics, monitoring labs, and managing wound care.
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