Registered Nurse - Stepdown / Critical Care

Job Highlights

Weekend‑only option: Friday – Sunday 7 p.m. – 7 a.m.

Primary Responsibilities

• Obtain comprehensive data from patients, families, and other healthcare providers to develop a holistic picture of the patient’s needs or condition.
• Analyze and synthesize assessment data to determine diagnoses or conditions relevant to care.
• Identify optimal outcomes for the patient in collaboration with the patient, family, and inter‑professional team.
• Develop a care plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain outcomes, using clinical judgment in collaboration with the patient, family, and inter‑professional team.
• Implement the plan, employing strategies to promote and maintain a safe environment, and coordinate implementation with the patient, family, and inter‑professional team.
• Evaluate processes and progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
• Contribute to the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, evaluate personal practice, and maintain current knowledge and competence.
• Communicate effectively in all areas of practice and collaborate with the patient, family, and inter‑professional team.
• Use clinical inquiry and integrate best evidence into practice.
• Apply evidence‑based practice and scientific knowledge to critical care nursing, ensuring care is delivered based on the patient’s age‑specific and clinical needs as described in the department’s Scope of Service.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.

Experience

Minimum of one (1) year of registered nurse experience.

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech for oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 0‑25 lb.
• Frequent sitting, reaching, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for near (≤ 20 in) and far (≈ 20 ft) distances, and to identify colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds, and hear alarms or malfunctioning equipment.
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 25‑50 lb.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Illinois: Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS HCP) – AHA; Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – IDFPR; plus one of the following: Advanced Life Support (ALS) – AHA, Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) – ENA, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) – AAP, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) – AHA, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) – ENA, or NRP Essentials – AAP.
• Missouri: BLS HCP – AHA; Registered Nurse (RN) – Missouri Division of Professional Registration or RN issued by a Compact State; plus one of the above advanced certifications.
• Oklahoma: BLS HCP – AHA; RN issued by a Compact State and RN – Oklahoma Board of Nursing; plus one of the above advanced certifications.
• Wisconsin: BLS HCP – AHA; RN issued by a Compact State or RN – Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services; plus one of the above advanced certifications.

Work Schedule

Night shift (United States). Scheduled weekly hours: 36.