Registered Nurse- Surgical | Southern Illinois Healthcare | The Work Index
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Position Summary
• Responsible for providing professional nursing care for SIH patients.
Education
• Associate, Diploma, Bachelor’s degree or Master’s in Nursing
Licenses and Certification
• Current Illinois Registered Nurse license
• Current CPR/BLS Card
• Current ACLS card (within 6 months of hire)
- Intensive Care Unit: 10114, 20114
- Progressive Care Unit: 10116, 20110
- Stepdown ICU: 10118
- Cardiac Services: 10310
- Cardiac Catheterization: 10340
- Cardiac Care Decision Unit: 10342
- OP Cardiovascular Center: 10344, 20344
- Electrocardiology: 10336, 20336
- Interventional Imaging: 10367
- SDS Procedure Room: 10317, 20317, 30317, 40317
• Current ACLS & PALS card (within 6 months of hire)
- Emergency Room: 10306, 20306, 30306, 40306
- Recovery Room: 10314, 20314, 30314, 40314
• TNCC or TNS (within 1 year of hire or residency graduation) - required effective 6/2026
- Emergency Room: 10306, 20306, 30306, 40306
• ECRN (within 24 months of hire of residency graduation) - required effective 6/2026
- Emergency Room: 10306, 20306
• ACLS, Fetal Monitoring – Monitoring, & NRP (within 6 months of hire)
• NRP (within 6 months of hire)
- Mother Baby: 10154
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: 10152
• NRP & PALS (within 6 months of hire)
• ONS
- CTC-Infusion Center: 10328 (Fundamentals within first 6 months) and Chemotherapy Certificate Course (within 1 year, renewed every 2 years)
- SJ-Infusion: 40329 (Fundamentals within first 6 months, renewed every 2 years) or ONS Chemotherapy Certificate (renewed every 2 years)
Experience and Skills
• Technical Experience: NA
Role Specific Responsibilities
• Serve as an advocate for the patient by communicating and collaborating with other health service professionals
• Timely completion of required education, competencies, and licensure.
• Float to other SIH nursing units within competency level
Compensation (Commensurate with experience):
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Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program
• Assess patients to determine mental, physical, and spiritual needs
• Establish a compassionate environment to provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patient and families
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates an individual plan of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Provide in health teaching and counseling to promote, attain, and maintain the optimum health level of patients
• Demonstrate ability to use clinical judgement in conjunction with critical thinking to recognize, act upon, and report changes in patient condition.
• Complete, accurate and timely documentation in patient medical record
• Provide input into the development of policies and procedures to support patient safety and quality of care
• Supervision and delegation responsibilities of licensed practical nurse and/or unlicensed assistant personnel
