New Graduate Registered Nurse

Role overview

We are looking for a New Graduate Registered Nurse who is comfortable with a full patient load and wants a unit that actually staffs to ratio. This is an in-person role at our Springfield location.

Responsibilities

• Monitor vital signs, telemetry and lab results, and escalate changes to the provider or rapid response team
• Precept nursing students and new hires when assigned
• Prepare patients for procedures and recover them afterward
• Chart assessments, interventions and I&O in Epic or Cerner in real time
• Perform wound care, dressing changes and pressure injury prevention
• Coordinate discharge planning with case management, PT/OT and pharmacy
• Assess, plan and document care for an assigned group of patients each shift
• Delegate tasks to CNAs and patient care techs and follow up on completion

About you

• 1+ years of acute care experience preferred; new grads considered for the residency program
• Willing to rotate holidays and work every third weekend
• Ability to stand and walk for most of a 12-hour shift and lift or reposition patients with assistance
• Clear communication with patients, families and the care team

Bonus points

• Experience with Epic, including Rover or Haiku
• CCRN, CEN, PCCN or other specialty certification

Schedule: PRN, minimum of four shifts per month and one holiday per year

Benefits

The salary range for this role is $58,000 - $77,000 annually. This range reflects base salary only.

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one
• 401(k) with company match
• Three weeks of PTO to start

A bit about us

Since 1963, the system has grown to cover most of Illinois. Epic connects every hospital and clinic, so records follow patients across the system. Founded in 1963, we now have 220 employees. Most units hold a five-minute huddle at the start of every shift.

Chicago Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Chicago Healthcare.