<p>Overview</p> <p>Registered Nurse RN, Medical Surgical / Step-Down ICU, Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital</p> <ul> <li>Night Shift (7:00P - 7:30A) </li><li>48 hours / 2 weeks </li><li>Weekend & Holiday Rotation </li><li>Stepdown/ICU experience if preferred </li></ul> <p>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:</p> <ul> <li>7-Bed Emergency Department (plus a dedicated triage area) </li><li>Awaiting EDAP (Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics) Designation (scheduled for this fall) </li><li>Awaiting ASRH (Acute Stroke Ready Hospital) Designation </li><li>11 Inpatient Rooms + 2 ICU Rooms </li><li>4 Operating Rooms (ORs) </li><li>Hospitalists On-Site 24/7 - Continuous inpatient care presence </li><li>Emergency Physicians On-Site 24/7 </li><li>Leadership Support: Nurse leaders on-site Monday-Friday during business hours. RN House Coordinators covering nights, weekends, and leadership gaps. </li></ul> <p>At Crystal Lake Hospital, you'll join a collaborative, mission-driven team delivering exceptional care in a well-equipped setting.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <p>ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES</p> <ul> <li>Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients. </li><li>Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws practice act. </li><li>Documents according to standards of care. </li><li>Performs assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care. </li><li>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. </li><li>Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance. </li><li>Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units' departments in support of the patient's longitudinal plan of care. </li><li>Utilizes critical thinking regarding patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command. </li><li>Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions and peer review process. </li></ul> <p>EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE</p> <p>Graduate of an accredited nursing program.</p> <p>ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.</p> <p>May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines)</p> <p>CERTIFICATION or LICENSURE</p> <p>Licensed as an RN in state of practice</p> <p>Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days</p> <p>Other certification(s) per unit requirements. For example : ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP</p> <p>Culture of Excellence Behavior Expectations</p> <p>Benefits</p> <p>Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>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. </li><li>Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs. </li><li>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. </li><li>Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth. </li><li>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. </li><li>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. </li></ul>