Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary:

As a Registered Nurse at SSM Health, you will provide direct nursing care to patients in accordance with established policies and procedures. Your primary responsibilities will include implementing and monitoring patient care plans, assessing and coordinating patient discharge planning needs, and communicating with the healthcare team to ensure well-coordinated patient care.

Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Implement and monitor patient care plans, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific needs and clinical needs.
• Communicate with the healthcare team to ensure well-coordinated patient care.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• No experience required.

Physical Requirements:

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• 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 Professional License and/or Certifications:

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA).
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America).

Job Type:

Employee.

Department:

SPS CARD.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40.

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Benefits:

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply).
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.