Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois·Janesville, Wisconsin
The RN provides comprehensive care for neurology patients by performing assessments, administering treatments, and developing individualized care plans. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and provide essential education to patients and their families.
Provide compassionate nursing care by assessing patients, administering medications and treatments, and partnering with physicians and the healthcare team to support safe, high-quality patient care. This role also develops personalized care plans, educates patients and families, and contributes to teamwork and quality improvement initiatives across the department.
Essential duties and responsibilities
Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws/practice act.
Performs assessments, planning, intervention and evaluation of care
Documents according to standards of care.
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.
Utilizes resources available to teach and support patient and family education. Provides education to the appropriate level of understanding.
Acts to resolve systems breakdowns and engages self and others in providing solutions.
Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.
Utilizes clinical expertise & guidance to other units/departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
Utilizes critical thinking in regards to patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command.
Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit/department practice activities and decisions and peer review process
Positively influences the professional and organizational environments and shared governance.
Engages in personal development and supports system-entity opportunities for continuous learning and growth including developing or revising evidence-based practice guidelines.
Illinois: 10 hours of continued education (as required for IL licensure)
Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.
May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines)
Certification/Licensure: Licensed as an RN in state of practice
Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days
Other certification(s) per department requirements. For example: ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP
Other skills and abilities: May include color blind test (per department guidelines)
$31.21 - $56.23
Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer [https://www.mercyhealthsystem.org/careers/]. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
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At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
Market context
In Wisconsin, CNA openings are often driven by ongoing staffing needs in hospitals, long-term care, and other patient-care settings. These roles can be competitive because employers may prefer candidates with current state certification, though some will also consider applicants who have completed a 75-hour training program and are awaiting the state exam. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your certification status and availability before applying.
