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Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Care Center

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Full-Time
All Shifts Available Shift

***$Up to 20,000 Sign on Bonus*** Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assi...

Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Care Center

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Tracking Code 2020-5225

Position Summary

Full-Time
All Shifts Available Shift

***$Up to 20,000 Sign on Bonus***

Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assigned group of patients and their families and incorporate preventative measures.

NURSING GOAL:  A goal of nursing is to educate and restore a patient to an optimal level of wellness as defines by the patient and their families and incorporate preventative measures.

Highlights & Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Memorial Childcare
  • Mental Health Services
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Continuing Education
  • Local and National Discounts
  • Pet Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)
  • Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
  • Adoption Assistance

Required Skills

Essential Functions and Job Duties

 

  • CLINICAL JUDGEMENT – Clinical reasoning, which includes decision-making, critical thinking, and a global grasp of the situation, coupled with nursing skills acquired through a process of integrating formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence-based guidelines.
    • Demonstrates the ability to assess the full scope of patient needs, using the nursing process on a continuous basis.
    • Utilizes past nursing experience to anticipate problems while seeking out multi-disciplinary collaboration with comfort, when necessary.
    • Recognizes patterns and trends that may predict the direction of illness.
  • CARING PRACTICES:  Nursing activity that create a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients/families and staff.  Working on another’s behalf and representing the concerns of the patient/family and nursing staff; serving as a moral agent in identifying and helping to resolve ethical and clinical concerns within and outside the clinical setting.
    • Promotes safety throughout patient’s and family’s transitions along the healthcare continuum.
    • Actively anticipates and monitors patient and family changes, responds appropriately.
    • Effectively resolves patient complaints.
    • Engages all patients in a personalized, compassionate manner.
  • COLLABORATION/SYSTEMS THINKING – Working with others (e.g., patients, families, healthcare providers) in a way that promotes/encourages each person’s contribution toward achieving optimal/realistic patient/family goals.  Involves intra-and inter- disciplinary work with colleagues and community.  Body of knowledge and tools that allow the nurse to manage whatever Environmental and system resources exist for the patient/family and staff, within or across healthcare and non-healthcare systems.
    • Consults and coordinates with team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
    • Actively utilizes evidence-based practice and customer service data to improve caring practices.
    • Effectively plans and communicates patient care plans.
    • Facilitates active involvement of others in team meetings regarding patient care and/or practice issues.
    • Seeks out opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.
    • Recruits diverse resources when appropriate to optimize patient outcomes.
    • Serves as a resource to department and patient/family.
  • RESPONSE TO DIVERSITY – The sensitivity to recognize, appreciate and incorporate differences into the provision of care.  Differences may include, but are not limited to, cultural differences, personalities, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values.
    • Integrates cultural differences into patient/family care; incorporates appropriate alternative therapies.
    • Tailors healthcare culture to meet the diverse needs and strengths of each patient/family. 
  • FACILITATION OF LEARNING – The ability to facilitate learning for patients/families, nursing staff, other members of the healthcare team, and community.  Include both formal and informal facilitation of learning.
    • Develops and modifies patient/family education programs throughout delivery of care, collaborating and incorporating all healthcare providers’ and educational plans.
    • Provides individualized care.
    • Evaluates patient’s understanding by observing behavior changes throughout plan of care.
    • Sets patient-driven goals for education.
    • Work toward achieving Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
  • CLINICAL INQUIRY (INNOVATOR/EVALUATOR) – The ongoing process of questioning and evaluating practice and providing informed practice.  Creating practice changes through research utilization and experimental learning.
    • Adapts standards of care to serve particular patient populations.
    • Seeks out advice to improve patient care.
    • Evaluates current practices based on patient responses, analysis of literature, research, and education.
    • Incorporates evidence based practice into care delivery.
    • Actively pursues continuing educational opportunities.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

Education and/or Other Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.  Current registration or eligibility for licensure with the State of Illinois for practice as a professional nurse.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

  • Current Hepatitis b vaccination
  • Will complete additional training or demonstrate competency in skills identified in the unit-specific competency plan and skills list.
  • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.
  • Gives full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Ability to see details at close range.
  • Actively looks for ways to help people.
  • Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Awareness of other’s reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Environmental Factors

This position is performed within an environment of frequent exposure to blood and body fluids. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required walk, stand, stoop to floor level, kneel and assist in lifting patient; to assist patients and/or adjust equipment at floor level; to reach, change and read IV’s 5 feet from the floor unaided; to support weight of persons 200 pounds or more in emergency situations.
  • Ability to attend to visual details.
  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
  • Ability to receive and comprehend written and oral communications.
  • Ability to read 5 feet from the floor unaided.
  • Ability to utilize fine motor control in hands, the ability to hear, and the ability to meet visual demands.
  • The employee will frequently be required to lift, push and pull weight of at least 5 to 50 pounds.

Mental Demands

  • Ability to work under stress and adapt to changing conditions.
  • Analyze information or data.
  • Plan sequence of operations or actions.
  • Make decisions of moderate to substantial effects, with a variety of alternatives and moderate to substantial consequences.
  • Use logic to define problems, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret information, deal with abstract variables.
  • Comprehend written basic instructions, safety rules, office memoranda at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to compose written communication using standard business English at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to comprehend verbal sentences and instructions at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to converse in Standard English at a high school graduate level.

Note:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist an otherwise qualified individual in the performance of the job.  In order to meet the needs of the Company employees may be assigned other duties, in addition to or in lieu of those described above.

Decatur, IL

Jessica Brown

Recruiter
New

Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Nursing

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Full-Time
All Shifts Available Shift

***$Up to 20,000 Sign on Bonus*** Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assi...

Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Nursing

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Tracking Code 2023-17104

Position Summary

Full-Time
All Shifts Available Shift

***$Up to 20,000 Sign on Bonus***

Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assigned group of patients and their families and incorporate preventative measures.

NURSING GOAL:  A goal of nursing is to educate and restore a patient to an optimal level of wellness as defines by the patient and their families and incorporate preventative measures.

Highlights & Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Memorial Childcare
  • Mental Health Services
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Continuing Education
  • Local and National Discounts
  • Pet Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)
  • Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
  • Adoption Assistance

Required Skills

Essential Functions and Job Duties

 

  • CLINICAL JUDGEMENT – Clinical reasoning, which includes decision-making, critical thinking, and a global grasp of the situation, coupled with nursing skills acquired through a process of integrating formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence-based guidelines.
    • Demonstrates the ability to assess the full scope of patient needs, using the nursing process on a continuous basis.
    • Utilizes past nursing experience to anticipate problems while seeking out multi-disciplinary collaboration with comfort, when necessary.
    • Recognizes patterns and trends that may predict the direction of illness.
  • CARING PRACTICES:  Nursing activity that create a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients/families and staff.  Working on another’s behalf and representing the concerns of the patient/family and nursing staff; serving as a moral agent in identifying and helping to resolve ethical and clinical concerns within and outside the clinical setting.
    • Promotes safety throughout patient’s and family’s transitions along the healthcare continuum.
    • Actively anticipates and monitors patient and family changes, responds appropriately.
    • Effectively resolves patient complaints.
    • Engages all patients in a personalized, compassionate manner.
  • COLLABORATION/SYSTEMS THINKING – Working with others (e.g., patients, families, healthcare providers) in a way that promotes/encourages each person’s contribution toward achieving optimal/realistic patient/family goals.  Involves intra-and inter- disciplinary work with colleagues and community.  Body of knowledge and tools that allow the nurse to manage whatever Environmental and system resources exist for the patient/family and staff, within or across healthcare and non-healthcare systems.
    • Consults and coordinates with team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
    • Actively utilizes evidence-based practice and customer service data to improve caring practices.
    • Effectively plans and communicates patient care plans.
    • Facilitates active involvement of others in team meetings regarding patient care and/or practice issues.
    • Seeks out opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.
    • Recruits diverse resources when appropriate to optimize patient outcomes.
    • Serves as a resource to department and patient/family.
  • RESPONSE TO DIVERSITY – The sensitivity to recognize, appreciate and incorporate differences into the provision of care.  Differences may include, but are not limited to, cultural differences, personalities, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values.
    • Integrates cultural differences into patient/family care; incorporates appropriate alternative therapies.
    • Tailors healthcare culture to meet the diverse needs and strengths of each patient/family. 
  • FACILITATION OF LEARNING – The ability to facilitate learning for patients/families, nursing staff, other members of the healthcare team, and community.  Include both formal and informal facilitation of learning.
    • Develops and modifies patient/family education programs throughout delivery of care, collaborating and incorporating all healthcare providers’ and educational plans.
    • Provides individualized care.
    • Evaluates patient’s understanding by observing behavior changes throughout plan of care.
    • Sets patient-driven goals for education.
    • Work toward achieving Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
  • CLINICAL INQUIRY (INNOVATOR/EVALUATOR) – The ongoing process of questioning and evaluating practice and providing informed practice.  Creating practice changes through research utilization and experimental learning.
    • Adapts standards of care to serve particular patient populations.
    • Seeks out advice to improve patient care.
    • Evaluates current practices based on patient responses, analysis of literature, research, and education.
    • Incorporates evidence based practice into care delivery.
    • Actively pursues continuing educational opportunities.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

Education and/or Other Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.  Current registration or eligibility for licensure with the State of Illinois for practice as a professional nurse.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

  • Current Hepatitis b vaccination
  • Will complete additional training or demonstrate competency in skills identified in the unit-specific competency plan and skills list.
  • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.
  • Gives full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Ability to see details at close range.
  • Actively looks for ways to help people.
  • Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Awareness of other’s reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

 

General Skill Requirements

In addition to the Essential Functions and Qualifications listed above, to perform the job successfully an individual must also possess the following General Skill Requirements.

  • Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Accepts criticism and feedback; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; ability to work with frustrating situations; work under pressure and on an irregular schedule such as unscheduled overtime, unanticipated changes in work pace; Works with numerous distractions.
  • Attendance and Punctuality – Schedules time off in advance; Begins working on time; Keeps absences within guidelines; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
  • Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; Expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; Exhibits good listening and comprehension; Keeps others adequately informed; Selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
  • Cooperation – Establishes and maintains effective relations; Exhibits tact and consideration; Displays positive outlook and pleasant manner; Offers assistance and support to co-workers; Works cooperatively in group situations; Works actively to resolve conflicts.
  • Job Knowledge – Competent in required job skills and knowledge; Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; Keeps abreast of current developments; Requires minimal supervision; Displays understanding of how job relates to others; Uses resources effectively.
  • Judgment – displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions; ability to work with and maintain confidential information.
  • Problem solving – Identifies problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Resolves problems in early stages; Works well in group problem solving situations.
  • Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Displays commitment to excellence; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
  • Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly; Achieves established goals.
  • Concentration – Maintains attention to detail over extended period of time; continually aware of variations in changing situations.
  • Supervision – ability to perform work independently or with minimal supervision; ability to assign and/or review work; train and/or evaluate other employees.

Environmental Factors

This position is performed within an environment of frequent exposure to blood and body fluids. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required walk, stand, stoop to floor level, kneel and assist in lifting patient; to assist patients and/or adjust equipment at floor level; to reach, change and read IV’s 5 feet from the floor unaided; to support weight of persons 200 pounds or more in emergency situations.
  • Ability to attend to visual details.
  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
  • Ability to receive and comprehend written and oral communications.
  • Ability to read 5 feet from the floor unaided.
  • Ability to utilize fine motor control in hands, the ability to hear, and the ability to meet visual demands.
  • The employee will frequently be required to lift, push and pull weight of at least 5 to 50 pounds.

Mental Demands

  • Ability to work under stress and adapt to changing conditions.
  • Analyze information or data.
  • Plan sequence of operations or actions.
  • Make decisions of moderate to substantial effects, with a variety of alternatives and moderate to substantial consequences.
  • Use logic to define problems, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret information, deal with abstract variables.
  • Comprehend written basic instructions, safety rules, office memoranda at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to compose written communication using standard business English at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to comprehend verbal sentences and instructions at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to converse in Standard English at a high school graduate level.

Note:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist an otherwise qualified individual in the performance of the job.  In order to meet the needs of the Company employees may be assigned other duties, in addition to or in lieu of those described above.

Decatur, IL

Jessica Brown

Recruiter
New

Registered Nurse (RN) - Family Birth Center

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Full-Time
Night Shift

***$Up to 20,000 Sign on Bonus*** Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assi...

Registered Nurse (RN) - Family Birth Center

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Tracking Code 2023-18699

Position Summary

Full-Time
Night Shift

***$Up to 20,000 Sign on Bonus***

Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assigned group of patients and their families and incorporate preventative measures.

NURSING GOAL:  A goal of nursing is to educate and restore a patient to an optimal level of wellness as defines by the patient and their families and incorporate preventative measures.

Highlights & Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Memorial Childcare
  • Mental Health Services
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Continuing Education
  • Local and National Discounts
  • Pet Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)
  • Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
  • Adoption Assistance

Required Skills

  • CLINICAL JUDGEMENT – Clinical reasoning, which includes decision-making, critical thinking, and a global grasp of the situation, coupled with nursing skills acquired through a process of integrating formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence-based guidelines.
    • Demonstrates the ability to assess the full scope of patient needs, using the nursing process on a continuous basis.
    • Utilizes past nursing experience to anticipate problems while seeking out multi-disciplinary collaboration with comfort, when necessary.
    • Recognizes patterns and trends that may predict the direction of illness.
  • CARING PRACTICES:  Nursing activity that create a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients/families and staff.  Working on another’s behalf and representing the concerns of the patient/family and nursing staff; serving as a moral agent in identifying and helping to resolve ethical and clinical concerns within and outside the clinical setting.
    • Promotes safety throughout patient’s and family’s transitions along the healthcare continuum.
    • Actively anticipates and monitors patient and family changes, responds appropriately.
    • Effectively resolves patient complaints.
    • Engages all patients in a personalized, compassionate manner.
  • COLLABORATION/SYSTEMS THINKING – Working with others (e.g., patients, families, healthcare providers) in a way that promotes/encourages each person’s contribution toward achieving optimal/realistic patient/family goals.  Involves intra-and inter- disciplinary work with colleagues and community.  Body of knowledge and tools that allow the nurse to manage whatever Environmental and system resources exist for the patient/family and staff, within or across healthcare and non-healthcare systems.
    • Consults and coordinates with team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
    • Actively utilizes evidence-based practice and customer service data to improve caring practices.
    • Effectively plans and communicates patient care plans.
    • Facilitates active involvement of others in team meetings regarding patient care and/or practice issues.
    • Seeks out opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.
    • Recruits diverse resources when appropriate to optimize patient outcomes.
    • Serves as a resource to department and patient/family.
  • RESPONSE TO DIVERSITY – The sensitivity to recognize, appreciate and incorporate differences into the provision of care.  Differences may include, but are not limited to, cultural differences, personalities, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values.
    • Integrates cultural differences into patient/family care; incorporates appropriate alternative therapies.
    • Tailors healthcare culture to meet the diverse needs and strengths of each patient/family. 
  • FACILITATION OF LEARNING – The ability to facilitate learning for patients/families, nursing staff, other members of the healthcare team, and community.  Include both formal and informal facilitation of learning.
    • Develops and modifies patient/family education programs throughout delivery of care, collaborating and incorporating all healthcare providers’ and educational plans.
    • Provides individualized care.
    • Evaluates patient’s understanding by observing behavior changes throughout plan of care.
    • Sets patient-driven goals for education.
    • Work toward achieving Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
  • CLINICAL INQUIRY (INNOVATOR/EVALUATOR) – The ongoing process of questioning and evaluating practice and providing informed practice.  Creating practice changes through research utilization and experimental learning.
    • Adapts standards of care to serve particular patient populations.
    • Seeks out advice to improve patient care.
    • Evaluates current practices based on patient responses, analysis of literature, research, and education.
    • Incorporates evidence based practice into care delivery.
    • Actively pursues continuing educational opportunities.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

Education and/or Other Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.  Current registration or eligibility for licensure with the State of Illinois for practice as a professional nurse.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

  • Current Hepatitis b vaccination
  • Will complete additional training or demonstrate competency in skills identified in the unit-specific competency plan and skills list.
  • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.
  • Gives full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Ability to see details at close range.
  • Actively looks for ways to help people.
  • Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Awareness of other’s reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Environmental Factors

This position is performed within an environment of frequent exposure to blood and body fluids. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required walk, stand, stoop to floor level, kneel and assist in lifting patient; to assist patients and/or adjust equipment at floor level; to reach, change and read IV’s 5 feet from the floor unaided; to support weight of persons 200 pounds or more in emergency situations.
  • Ability to attend to visual details.
  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
  • Ability to receive and comprehend written and oral communications.
  • Ability to read 5 feet from the floor unaided.
  • Ability to utilize fine motor control in hands, the ability to hear, and the ability to meet visual demands.
  • The employee will frequently be required to lift, push and pull weight of at least 5 to 50 pounds.

Mental Demands

  • Ability to work under stress and adapt to changing conditions.
  • Analyze information or data.
  • Plan sequence of operations or actions.
  • Make decisions of moderate to substantial effects, with a variety of alternatives and moderate to substantial consequences.
  • Use logic to define problems, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret information, deal with abstract variables.
  • Comprehend written basic instructions, safety rules, office memoranda at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to compose written communication using standard business English at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to comprehend verbal sentences and instructions at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to converse in Standard English at a high school graduate level.

Note:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist an otherwise qualified individual in the performance of the job.  In order to meet the needs of the Company employees may be assigned other duties, in addition to or in lieu of those described above.

Decatur, IL

Jessica Brown

Recruiter

Patient Registration Specialist

Decatur Neurosurgery Associates
Decatur, IL
Full-Time
Day Shift

Our Patient Registration Specialist pre-registers and registers patients of Memorial Care – Urgent Care.  ...

Patient Registration Specialist

Decatur Neurosurgery Associates
Decatur, IL
Tracking Code 2024-20810

Position Summary

Full-Time
Day Shift

Our Patient Registration Specialist pre-registers and registers patients of Memorial Care – Urgent Care.  This role also schedules patients for procedures and tests at Memorial Health facilities.  In this role you will collect accurate patient demographic and billing information in a timely manner. This position serves as a liaison between ancillary departments and other Patient Access Services areas.   

Highlights & Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Memorial Childcare
  • Mental Health Services
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Continuing Education
  • Local and National Discounts
  • Pet Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)
  • Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
  • Adoption Assistance

Required Skills

  • Greet the majority of visitors and patients, answer patient questions (via telephone/ in person) and give directional information.
  • Effectively perform general clerical/administrative functions.
  • Responsible for completing all steps of pre-registration/registration including patient interview, obtaining of signatures, providing Advance Directive information and distributes hospital specific literature.
  • Pre-register and register all types of patients in multiple software systems.
  • Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function well in stressful situations.
  • Maintains a professional demeanor in respect to patients and fellow employees.
  • Ability to conduct financial collections and referrals for Financial Counseling. Ability to interview/prescreen self pay patients for possible financial assistance.
  • Understands and complies with state and federal regulations as well as hospital, department and The Joint Commission policies and procedures related to patient access.
  • Communicates with ancillary department, physicians, medical offices and within Patient Financial Services department.
  • Conducts insurance verification tasks, pre-certification, or referral information from MD offices and/or insurance companies and authorization for elective and emergent patients.
  • Ability to complete legal admission paperwork for psychiatric admits in accordance to DHS guidelines.
  • Ensures accurate documentation of patient information.
  • Responsible for checking and re-stocking supplies as needed.
  • Participates in performance improvement activities for the department and organization.
  • Adheres to all HIPAA guidelines and patient confidentiality policies.
  • Completes annual educational and training requirements.
  • Promotes the mission, vision, and goals of the organization and department.
  • Performs other related work as required or requested.

Required Experience

Education:

High School Graduate or equivalent required.

Experience:

One year customer service experience preferred. Previous clerical, medical terminology, medical office, registration or billing experience preferred.

Word processing/computer application experience and knowledge desired.

Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • Minimum typing skill of 40 WPM preferred.
  • Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Demonstrates ability to work independently.

Decatur, IL

Robert Wiley

Recruiter

Physician, Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Full-Time
Varies Shift

Physician, Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Tracking Code 2024-20811

Highlights & Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Memorial Childcare
  • Mental Health Services
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Continuing Education
  • Local and National Discounts
  • Pet Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)
  • Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
  • Adoption Assistance

Required Skills

Duties:

Provide comprehensive care to patients critically ill and injured with conditions of the spine.  Perform surgeries to resolve injuries and conditions that affect movement and pain in the back and neck.  Work with patients experiencing symptoms from conditions like scoliosis, osteoporosis, tumors, infections, herniated disks, spinal injuries, and fractured vertebrae.  Provide full-spectrum care from routine cervical and lumbar surgery to complex spinal reconstruction and revision surgeries.  Participate in daily multidisciplinary rounds assessing patients’ clinical, psychosocial and disposition status.  Direct and supervise patient care activities of nurses and hospital support staff, as well as coordinate with patients’ primary care physicians, critical care staff, and other experts.

Required Experience

Requirements:

Medical Degree (M.D.), or equivalent; completion of Residency in Orthopedic Surgery, completion of Fellowship in Spine Surgery, and completion of Fellowship in Complex Spine Surgery; must have license to practice medicine or eligibility for licensure in the State of Illinois.

Decatur, IL

Katherine Beveridge

Recruiter

Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Full-Time
Day Shift

Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assigned group of patients and their f...

Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Tracking Code 2024-20240

Position Summary

Full-Time
Day Shift

Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assigned group of patients and their families and incorporate preventative measures.

NURSING GOAL:  A goal of nursing is to educate and restore a patient to an optimal level of wellness as defines by the patient and their families and incorporate preventative measures.

Highlights & Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Memorial Childcare
  • Mental Health Services
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Continuing Education
  • Local and National Discounts
  • Pet Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)
  • Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
  • Adoption Assistance

Required Skills

  • CLINICAL JUDGEMENT – Clinical reasoning, which includes decision-making, critical thinking, and a global grasp of the situation, coupled with nursing skills acquired through a process of integrating formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence-based guidelines.
    • Demonstrates the ability to assess the full scope of patient needs, using the nursing process on a continuous basis.
    • Utilizes past nursing experience to anticipate problems while seeking out multi-disciplinary collaboration with comfort, when necessary.
    • Recognizes patterns and trends that may predict the direction of illness.
  • CARING PRACTICES:  Nursing activity that create a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients/families and staff.  Working on another’s behalf and representing the concerns of the patient/family and nursing staff; serving as a moral agent in identifying and helping to resolve ethical and clinical concerns within and outside the clinical setting.
    • Promotes safety throughout patient’s and family’s transitions along the healthcare continuum.
    • Actively anticipates and monitors patient and family changes, responds appropriately.
    • Effectively resolves patient complaints.
    • Engages all patients in a personalized, compassionate manner.
  • COLLABORATION/SYSTEMS THINKING – Working with others (e.g., patients, families, healthcare providers) in a way that promotes/encourages each person’s contribution toward achieving optimal/realistic patient/family goals.  Involves intra-and inter- disciplinary work with colleagues and community.  Body of knowledge and tools that allow the nurse to manage whatever Environmental and system resources exist for the patient/family and staff, within or across healthcare and non-healthcare systems.
    • Consults and coordinates with team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
    • Actively utilizes evidence-based practice and customer service data to improve caring practices.
    • Effectively plans and communicates patient care plans.
    • Facilitates active involvement of others in team meetings regarding patient care and/or practice issues.
    • Seeks out opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.
    • Recruits diverse resources when appropriate to optimize patient outcomes.
    • Serves as a resource to department and patient/family.
  • RESPONSE TO DIVERSITY – The sensitivity to recognize, appreciate and incorporate differences into the provision of care.  Differences may include, but are not limited to, cultural differences, personalities, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values.
    • Integrates cultural differences into patient/family care; incorporates appropriate alternative therapies.
    • Tailors healthcare culture to meet the diverse needs and strengths of each patient/family. 
  • FACILITATION OF LEARNING – The ability to facilitate learning for patients/families, nursing staff, other members of the healthcare team, and community.  Include both formal and informal facilitation of learning.
    • Develops and modifies patient/family education programs throughout delivery of care, collaborating and incorporating all healthcare providers’ and educational plans.
    • Provides individualized care.
    • Evaluates patient’s understanding by observing behavior changes throughout plan of care.
    • Sets patient-driven goals for education.
    • Work toward achieving Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
  • CLINICAL INQUIRY (INNOVATOR/EVALUATOR) – The ongoing process of questioning and evaluating practice and providing informed practice.  Creating practice changes through research utilization and experimental learning.
    • Adapts standards of care to serve particular patient populations.
    • Seeks out advice to improve patient care.
    • Evaluates current practices based on patient responses, analysis of literature, research, and education.
    • Incorporates evidence based practice into care delivery.
    • Actively pursues continuing educational opportunities.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

Education and/or Other Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.  Current registration or eligibility for licensure with the State of Illinois for practice as a professional nurse.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

  • Current Hepatitis b vaccination
  • Will complete additional training or demonstrate competency in skills identified in the unit-specific competency plan and skills list.
  • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.
  • Gives full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Ability to see details at close range.
  • Actively looks for ways to help people.
  • Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Awareness of other’s reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Environmental Factors

This position is performed within an environment of frequent exposure to blood and body fluids. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required walk, stand, stoop to floor level, kneel and assist in lifting patient; to assist patients and/or adjust equipment at floor level; to reach, change and read IV’s 5 feet from the floor unaided; to support weight of persons 200 pounds or more in emergency situations.
  • Ability to attend to visual details.
  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
  • Ability to receive and comprehend written and oral communications.
  • Ability to read 5 feet from the floor unaided.
  • Ability to utilize fine motor control in hands, the ability to hear, and the ability to meet visual demands.
  • The employee will frequently be required to lift, push and pull weight of at least 5 to 50 pounds.

Mental Demands

  • Ability to work under stress and adapt to changing conditions.
  • Analyze information or data.
  • Plan sequence of operations or actions.
  • Make decisions of moderate to substantial effects, with a variety of alternatives and moderate to substantial consequences.
  • Use logic to define problems, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret information, deal with abstract variables.
  • Comprehend written basic instructions, safety rules, office memoranda at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to compose written communication using standard business English at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to comprehend verbal sentences and instructions at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to converse in Standard English at a high school graduate level.

Note:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist an otherwise qualified individual in the performance of the job.  In order to meet the needs of the Company employees may be assigned other duties, in addition to or in lieu of those described above.

Decatur, IL

Jessica Brown

Recruiter

Laboratory Specialist

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Full-Time
Day Shift

Conducts wide variety of laboratory tests for diagnosis of disease and wellness.

Laboratory Specialist

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Tracking Code 2024-20599

Position Summary

Full-Time
Day Shift

Conducts wide variety of laboratory tests for diagnosis of disease and wellness.

Highlights & Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Memorial Childcare
  • Mental Health Services
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Continuing Education
  • Local and National Discounts
  • Pet Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)
  • Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
  • Adoption Assistance

Required Skills

Essential Functions and Job Duties

  • Conducts waived, simple and moderately complex tests according to standards.  Performs phlebotomy, as needed, at acceptable level.  Maintains up-to-date knowledge of laboratory procedures in assigned areas, which may include:
    • Chemistry
    • Microbiology/Serology
    • Blood Bank
    • Hematology
  • Collects and prepares samples for analysis; performs prescribed procedures; reports accurate tests results.
  • Organizes and prioritizes workload; meets turn-around time.
  • After orientation, operates, calibrates, conducts performance checks, and maintains clinical laboratory instruments and equipment.
  • Conducts established quality control procedures on analytical tests, equipment, reagent, media and products; evaluates results; implements corrective action when indicated.
  • Communicates and interacts with fellow employees; refers problems to appropriate personnel.  Keeps supervisor informed of unusual data or results.
  • Attends mandatory seminars; participates in other continuing education.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

 

General Skill Requirements

In addition to the Essential Functions and Qualifications listed above, to perform the job successfully an individual must also possess the following General Skill Requirements.

  • Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Accepts criticism and feedback; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; ability to work with frustrating situations; work under pressure and on an irregular schedule such as unscheduled overtime, unanticipated changes in work pace; Works with numerous distractions.
  • Attendance and Punctuality – Schedules time off in advance; Begins working on time; Keeps absences within guidelines; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
  • Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; Expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; Exhibits good listening and comprehension; Keeps others adequately informed; Selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
  • Cooperation – Establishes and maintains effective relations; Exhibits tact and consideration; Displays positive outlook and pleasant manner; Offers assistance and support to co-workers; Works cooperatively in group situations; Works actively to resolve conflicts.
  • Job Knowledge – Competent in required job skills and knowledge; Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; Keeps abreast of current developments; Requires minimal supervision; Displays understanding of how job relates to others; Uses resources effectively.
  • Judgment – displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions; ability to work with and maintain confidential information.
  • Problem solving – Identifies problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Resolves problems in early stages; Works well in group problem solving situations.
  • Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Displays commitment to excellence; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
  • Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly; Achieves established goals.
  • Concentration – Maintains attention to detail over extended period of time; continually aware of variations in changing situations.
  • Supervision – ability to perform work independently or with minimal supervision; ability to assign and/or review work; train and/or evaluate other employees.

Required Experience

Education and/or Other Requirements

  • Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry or Biology from an accredited university or college preferred, or must be enrolled in college and completing last semester of Bachelors of Science Degree. If not enrolled in college, must have at least 1 year of Laboratory experience.

Environmental Factors

  • Frequent to continuous exposure to unpleasant/irritating substances.  Exposure to hazardous and/or potentially injurious elements or conditions is considerable.

Physical Demands

  • The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • Must be able to work any shift and/or weekend.  Considerable physical exertion, including continuous (70 to 100%) walking, standing, bending, reaching and pushing/pulling of average to heavy loads (26 to 60 pounds).  Mobility between nursing units is essential to perform phlebotomy and Blood Bank duties.

Mental Demands

  • Must have absolute integrity in the accurate performance and reporting of results.  Must exercise discretion, good independent judgment and reasoning ability. 
Decatur, IL

Jessica Brown

Recruiter

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Surgical Nursing

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Full-Time
Night Shift

***$10,000 Sign on Bonus*** Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assigned g...

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Surgical Nursing

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Tracking Code 2024-20714

Position Summary

Full-Time
Night Shift

***$10,000 Sign on Bonus***

Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assigned group of patients and their families and incorporate preventative measures as directed by Registered Nurse.

Highlights & Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Memorial Childcare
  • Mental Health Services
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Continuing Education
  • Local and National Discounts
  • Pet Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)
  • Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
  • Adoption Assistance

Required Skills

  • Collects patient data within the clinical standards; reports significant variances to registered nurse.
  • Establishes workload priorities and offer input into plan of care; encourages patient participation in plan of care.
  • Provides and documents care within standards of practice, policies and procedures and protocols consistent with the patient plan of care under supervisor of an RN.
  • Identifies expected outcomes individualized to patient needs under RN guidance.
  • Demonstrates competency in all required areas, including department-specific, age-specific, medication administration, and use of equipment.
  • Assumes responsibility for professional development by:
  • Maintaining ongoing continuing education,
  • Contributing to professional development of peers, and
  • Participating in CQI.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing. Current registration in Illinois for practice as a licensed practical nursing.  Six months experience preferred.

This position is performed within an environment of frequent exposure to blood and body fluids. 

Decatur, IL

Jessica Brown

Recruiter

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Medical Assistant-Certified, Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology
Decatur, IL
Full-Time
Day Shift

Performs nursing care procedures involving initial patient assessment, evaluation, and preliminary testing to meet pa...

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Medical Assistant-Certified, Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology
Decatur, IL
Tracking Code 2024-20634

Position Summary

Full-Time
Day Shift

Performs nursing care procedures involving initial patient assessment, evaluation, and preliminary testing to meet patient needs; assists Physician with the care of patient.

Highlights & Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Memorial Childcare
  • Mental Health Services
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Continuing Education
  • Local and National Discounts
  • Pet Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)
  • Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
  • Adoption Assistance

Required Skills

Essential Functions and Job Duties

 

  • Collects and documents data regarding physical, psychological, and educational needs of patients of all ages.
  • Differentiates among emergent, urgent, and non-urgent patients.
    • Identifies signs or symptoms, which indicate a significant variance.
    • Reports variances to Provider.
  • Establishes priorities in clinic setting and collaborates with Provider regarding plan of care.
    • Offers input to plan of care.
    • Educates patient in plan of care; coordinates and communicates plan of care with the patient and/or patient’s family.
  • Screens telephone calls from patients and evaluates for referral.
  • Conducts pre-authorization for medication and ordered tests; completes appropriate forms. Schedules specialized procedures at the hospital; monitors need for follow-up.
  • Arranges outside laboratory tests.
  • Assists physicians by preparing patients and setting up equipment.
    • Shares with nursing staff daily scheduling of patients with acute and/or urgent problems.
    • Performs as a team nurse with Providers.
    • Reports ideas, concerns, and problems to Manager/Coordinator.
    • Scans and accurately indexes patient records from outside sources in the electronic health record for Provider signature.
    • Reviews patient medical records from previous physician to incorporate pertinent information into patient’s completed chart.
  • Under the supervision of a Physician, provides and documents care according to established standards of practice, policies, and procedures, and follows Physician orders.
    • Prepares equipment for diagnosis and treatment; prepares patients.
    • Performs blood draws test (where applicable), treatments, and screenings, and assists with examinations and minor surgery; sets up and assists with procedures; cleans and sterilizes instruments and equipment as needed.
    • Administers medications and immunizations according to established guidelines.
    • Runs laboratory controls, keeps lab logs and maintains OSHA log book.
    • Assists in inventory of clinical supplies; checks expiration dates; maintains clean, well-equipped exam rooms, laboratory and procedure room.
  • Assumes personal responsibility for quality patient care, environment of care, and professional development.
  • Assists in coordinating and implementing policies in compliance with all regulatory standards.
  • Reports ideas and concerns to supervisor concerning improved patient care, customer service, and efficient clinical operations.
  • Maintains clean, well-equipped exam room and assists in inventory control.
  • Attends meetings, in-services, and continuing education classes; suggests topics and/or conducts nursing in-services.
  • Assists with maintenance of patient medical records.
  • Demonstrates department specific competencies, including age specific competencies for all ages.
  • Arranges for medication refills.
  • Shares knowledge, nursing skills, experience, and patient education advice with physicians.
  • Supports and maintains joint commission standard. 
    • Attends nursing in-service and continuing education programs.
  • Documents vitals, history, meds, procedures and instructions according to DMH policies and unit standards. 
    • Demonstrates care and knowledge in medication administration.
    • Arranges for medication and medication refills. 
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

  • Current CPR card.
  • Strong computer skills for documentation purposes in the electronic medical record.
  • Must possess good nursing assessment and judgment skills.
  • Must have good communication skills and documentation skills.
  • Must have the ability and desire to function well with providers, nursing staff, and outside health care agencies and providers.
  • Must readily understand verbal and written instructions; must be able to explain them clearly to patients.
  • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Ability to adjust actions in relation to others’ actions.
  • Ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
  • Ability to watch gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

 

General Skill Requirements

In addition to the Essential Functions and Qualifications listed above, to perform the job successfully an individual must also possess the following General Skill Requirements.

  • Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Accepts criticism and feedback; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; ability to work with frustrating situations; work under pressure and on an irregular schedule such as unscheduled overtime, unanticipated changes in work pace; Works with numerous distractions.
  • Attendance and Punctuality – Schedules time off in advance; Begins working on time; Keeps absences within guidelines; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
  • Communications – Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; Expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; Exhibits good listening and comprehension; Keeps others adequately informed; Selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
  • Cooperation – Establishes and maintains effective relations; Exhibits tact and consideration; Displays positive outlook and pleasant manner; Offers assistance and support to co-workers; Works cooperatively in group situations; Works actively to resolve conflicts.
  • Job Knowledge – Competent in required job skills and knowledge; Exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; Keeps abreast of current developments; Requires minimal supervision; Displays understanding of how job relates to others; Uses resources effectively.
  • Judgment – displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions; ability to work with and maintain confidential information.
  • Problem solving – Identifies problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Resolves problems in early stages; Works well in group problem solving situations.
  • Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Displays commitment to excellence; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
  • Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly; Achieves established goals.
  • Concentration – Maintains attention to detail over extended period of time; continually aware of variations in changing situations.
  • Supervision – ability to perform work independently or with minimal supervision; ability to assign and/or review work; train and/or evaluate other employees.

Education and/or Other Requirements

Must possess a current Illinois Licensed Practical Nurse certification.  Must be a graduate of an approved school of practical nursing.  Previous experience in an ambulatory care setting is preferred.

Environmental Factors

This position is performed within an environment of potential for exposure to blood and body fluids. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • While performing the duties of the job the employee is required to stand, bend and reach.
  • The employee will occasionally be required to lift, push and pull weight of at least one to 5 pounds.
  • While performing the duties of the job the employee is required to perform repetitive hand motion and good body posture due to extended use of computer systems for patient documentation and other purposes.

Mental Demands

  • Ability to work under stress and adapt to variable and unpredictable conditions.

Note

Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist an otherwise qualified individual in the performance of the job.  In order to meet the needs of the Company employees may be assigned other duties, in addition to or in lieu of those described above.

Decatur, IL

Nicholas Rapps

Recruiter

Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Surgical Nursing

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Full-Time
Night Shift

Under supervision of the registered nurse, performs a variety of tasks and services to assist in the provision of car...

Patient Care Technician (PCT) - Surgical Nursing

Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, IL
Tracking Code 2024-20380

Position Summary

Full-Time
Night Shift

Under supervision of the registered nurse, performs a variety of tasks and services to assist in the provision of care and comfort for patients; provides care appropriate to the age of the patients served; reports and records observations; contributes to the efficient functioning of the unit; all duties are performed in accordance with established,  policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.  Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values.

Highlights & Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Memorial Childcare
  • Mental Health Services
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Continuing Education
  • Local and National Discounts
  • Pet Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)
  • Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
  • Adoption Assistance

Required Skills

1. Performs and documents nursing care measures to meet the physical needs of patients as directed by the registered nurse. Illustrative tasks and expectations include, but are not limited to, the following:

  •  Provides hygiene and comfort measures, assuring privacy and preventing undue exposure.
    • Provides or assists patient with bathing, oral hygiene, hair care, nail care, shaving, etc.
    • Assures that linens are dry, wrinkle free and that patient is comfortable.
    • Provides handwashing opportunity before and after meals, toileting, etc.
  •  Activity:
    • Assists with patient’s activities including ambulation, chair, dangling and repositioning; uses proper body mechanics, positioning techniques, and assistive devices.
  •  Nutrition:
    • Serves and collects food trays and nourishments. Records percentage of diet intake.
    • Feeds or assists patients as necessary. Records intake. Reports deviations from normal.
    • Clears IV and Tube Feeding Pumps at end of each shift and documents appropriately.
  •  Elimination:
    • Provides bed pan/urinal. Performs perineal care.
    • Performs bladder catheter care and discontinues bladder catheter as directed.
    • Performs ostomy care (ileostomy, colostomy, urostomy) including application of appropriate appliances.
    • Records output. Reports deviations from normal.
  •  Other related needs:
    • Assists with post-mortem care.
    • Assists with admission, transfer and discharge of patients.
    • Promptly responds to patient call light or requests (usually in less than ten minutes).

2. Performs and documents monitoring procedures; observes and reports the patient response. Illustrative tasks and expectations include, but are not limited to, the following:

  •  Obtains vital signs (B/P and TPR).
  • Obtains weight in kg (standing, chair or bed scale) and reports deviation from previous weight.
  • Empties drainage collection devices.
  • Performs blood glucose monitoring.
  • Observes and reports unusual conditions and/or change in patient behavior or appearance.

 3. Performs therapeutic measures/procedure, observes and reports changes, deviations from normal. Illustrative tasks and expectations include, but are not limited to, the following:

  •  Application of heat; i.e., K-pad.
  • Application of cold; i.e., ice bags, sponge baths.
  • Therapeutic baths, i.e., Sitz, Aveeno.
  • Obtains routine non-sterile specimens.
  • Assists with patient preparation for surgical, therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedures.
  • Oxygen therapy (sets up/maintains/discontinues) as directed.
  • Applies nonsterile dressing as directed.
  • Discontinues peripheral IV as directed.
  • Performs oral pharyngeal suctioning.
  • Preps skin and applies telemetry patches.
  • Records all interventions; observes and reports the patient response, changes, and/or deviations from normal parameters.

4. Maintains safety and security of patient/family/self/others, observing safety precautions and promoting a sense of security and well being. Illustrative tasks and expectations include but are not limited to the following:

 

  • Conducts purposeful hourly rounding as a team member, inquiring of the four P’s (Pain, Potty, Possessions and Positioning).
  • Follows standard precautions. Always washes hands between patients.
  • Reports equipment malfunctions.
  • Assists in keeping patient rooms/corridors free of clutter. Cleans fluid spills.
  • Uses proper body mechanics in moving, transferring and transporting patients.
  • Positions side rails appropriate to the patient’s condition.
  • Applies and maintains restraining devices as directed.
  • Interacts with patients/visitors/others in a courteous and respectful manner.
  • Fully explains procedures to patients/families prior to performing.
  • Assures patient privacy/rights/confidentiality.
  • Recognizes and reports patient concerns; offers constructive solutions.

5. Promotes efficient and effective functioning of the unit/hospital. Illustrative tasks and expectations include but are not limited to, the following:

  • Skilled in computer messaging, obtaining results.
  • Completes assigned aspects of unit inventory management.
  • Complies with established policies, procedures, standards and guidelines.
  • Uses designated lines of communication and authority.
  • Supports efforts to reduce costs.
  • Consistently utilizes time and resources effectively and efficiently.
  • Maintains cleanliness of unit, service area and equipment.
  • Cooperates with all members of the healthcare team.
  • Enthusiastically supports and participates in planned changes.
  • Accepts responsibility for accurate and timely completion of tasks as assigned.
  • Adheres to MHS Behavioral Standards.
  • Handles floor stock medications or medications delivered from Pharmacy directly or through the pneumatic tube system. Relocate these medications, in original containers, to designated secure storage locations or deliver directly to appropriate licensed staff.

6. Performs additional unit specific tasks/care elements for which they have received specific instruction and demonstrated competence.

 

7. Performs other related work as required or requested.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job.  Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

 

Required Experience

Education:

  • High school diploma or GED preferred.
  • One of the following required:
  1. Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA);
  2. Enrollment in nursing school with one (1) semester of clinicals completed; or
  3. Minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience performing the essential responsibilities of the nursing assistant role.

Licensure/Certification/Registry:

  • CPR certification required, or obtained during nursing team onboarding process.
Decatur, IL

Jessica Brown

Recruiter

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