WEEKEND RN/BENEFITS .610 TELE
Job Type
Full-time
Description

Riverside Healthcare is seeking a skilled and dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our acute care team in Kankakee, Illinois. The RN will provide high-quality, compassionate care to patients undergoing various treatments. This role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have strong clinical and interpersonal skills, the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a commitment to excellence in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. Demonstrates flexibility with assignments within professional scope/duties/licensure.


Essential Duties


  • Patient Assessment and Care Planning: Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients’ physical, emotional, and psychological needs. Develop and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
  • Treatment Administration: Administer medications, treatments, and procedures within scope as ordered by provider. Monitor patient responses to treatments and adjust care plans as necessary to ensure optimal outcomes.
  • Patient Monitoring: Continuously monitor patients' vital signs, physical condition, and response to interventions. Document all observations and changes in patient status accurately and promptly.
  • Coordination of Care: Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care and manage treatment plans effectively. Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and contribute to discharge planning.
  • Patient Education: Takes in consideration culture and age when educating patients and their families about their medical conditions, treatments, medication options, and post-discharge care. Provide support and resources to help patients manage their health and recovery.
  • Documentation: Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes. Ensure compliance with all regulatory and hospital documentation standards. 
  • Patient Experience: Engage with patients and their families in a manner that promotes comfort, trust, and understanding. Address patient concerns with empathy and professionalism, striving to create a positive and supportive environment that fosters a sense of security and well-being.
  • Employee Experience: Contribute to a positive and collaborative work environment. Offer constructive feedback and assistance to peers, and engage in open communication to promote a culture of mutual respect and teamwork.
  • Emergency Response: Respond to medical emergencies with quick and effective intervention, including performing life-saving procedures and stabilizing patients as needed.
  • Infection Control: Adhere to infection control protocols and ensure a clean and safe environment for patients and staff. Implement standard precautions and safety measures to prevent the spread of infections. Leverages nurse driven protocols to reduce healthcare acquired infections.
  • For all acute stroke units: Satisfactorily complete all required continuing education hours regarding the care of acute stroke patients
  • Team member will maintain annual education requirements for hospital-based certifications (e.g. DNV CARF and or others)


Non-essential Duties


  • Participate in ongoing professional development and training to stay current with best practices and advancements in acute care nursing.
  • Assist in the orientation and training of new staff members and students as needed.
  • Contribute to quality improvement initiatives when applicable.
Requirements

Preferred Experience

  • Minimum of two years of acute care nursing experience preferred.

Required Licensure/Education

  • Graduate of an approved school of nursing
  • Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Illinois
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
  • For pediatric unit: PALS Certification required within 1 year of hire
  • For intensive care unit: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required within 1 year of hire 
  • *New Graduate RNs starting on or after 1/1/25 must earn Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) within 3 years of start date

Preferred Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree preferred*
  • Professional nursing certification in area of specialty preferred
  • Basic ECG recognition skills preferred


Employee Health Requirements

Exposure/Sensory Requirements:

  • Exposure:
  • Chemicals: Refer to MSDS sheets
  • Video Display Terminals: Average
  • Blood and Body Fluids: Diagnostic composite of patients, frequent contact with intravenous devices, and high potential for contact with contaminated body fluids (blood, stool, vomitus) and administration of blood does create a high risk. use of needleless IV system, universal precautions and protective equipment minimize risk.
  • TB or Airborne Pathogens: Patient diagnostic presentations do pose high risk; however, usage of protective wear, appropriate size TB mask from fit test and universal precautions reduces risk.

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):

  • Speech: Required to communicate with patient/families/staff/doctors, coworkers, ancillary personnel and other department heads. Ability to ask for help. 
  • Vision: Required to observe patients and their physical assessment, ability to read reports, ability to read machines.
  • Smell: Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety. 
  • Hearing: Necessary to hear alarms, calls for help and to hear patient verbalizations; ability to listen for lung, bowel, heart sounds.
  • Touch: Necessary to assess patients, need to distinguish between hot and cold.

Activity/Lifting Requirements:

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:

  • Sit: 10%
  • Twist: 4%
  • Stand: 40%
  • Crawl: 
  • Walk: 25%
  • Kneel: 1%
  • Lift: 10%
  • Drive: 0%
  • Squat: 1%
  • Climb: 1%
  • Bend: 30%
  • Reach above shoulders: 3%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:

  • Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
  • Up to 20 lbs: Frequently
  • Up to 35 lbs: Frequently
  • Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally
  • Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
  • Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
  • Over 100lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements:

  • Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
  • Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment.
  • Lifting equipment - carry 25'- 150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays).
  • Carry charts 25'- 150' waist high. Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs.
  • Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:

  • Sit: 30
  • Twist: 15
  • Stand: 60
  • Crawl: 0
  • Walk: 10
  • Kneel: 0
  • Lift: 5
  • Drive: 0
  • Squat: 2
  • Climb: 1
  • Bend: 15
  • Reach above shoulders: 2

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):

  • Simple grasp 10 lbs. Normal weight <5#.
  • Pushing & pulling - 50-200 lbs: Occasionally
  • Fine Manipulation: Typing in computer, medical/supply dispensing cabinet, using pens to chart, drawing up meds in syringe and administration, starting IV's.

Leg Strength: 

  • Up to 50 lbs: Occasionally- (repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: utilized in positioning beds during transport; x-ray, surgery or in an emergency situation from floor to floor, locking beds or cardiac chairs.

Environmental Factors and Special Hazards:

  • Environmental Factors (Time Spent):
  • Inside hours: 6-40
  • Outside hours: 0
  • Temperature: Normal Range
  • Lighting: Average
  • Noise levels: Average
  • Humidity: Normal Range
  • Atmosphere: Odors
  • Special Hazards: Chemical -drugs/work with patients receiving chemotherapy-Explosive-oxygen; Radiation-cesium implants and radioactive iodine therapy direct radiation for radiology equipment; mechanical- use of Hoover lift bed scales, motorized wheelchairs, bathtub lift chair.
  • Protective Clothing Required: As required for chemotherapy or in cases of isolation, i.e. gloves, gowns, masks, goggles.
Salary Description
$33.51 - $42.74 / hr