Registered Nurse - Fairview Heights, IL - Sign on bonus available
Fairview Heights, IL
Patient Services – Fairview Heights HC /
Full Time Benefited - 40 Hours /
On-site
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ST. LOUIS REGION
TITLE: Registered Nurse - RHS
LOCATION: Fairview Heights
SUPERVISOR: Lead RN
FLSA: Full-time, Non-exempt
Must have or obtain the COVID Vaccines and Booster!
COMPENSATION and BENEFITS:
● $29.00- $37.00 hour
This position is eligible for up to a $2500 sign on bonus paid out over the first year of employment and requires one year employment commitment.
Planned Parenthood St Louis Region and Southwest Missouri (PPSLRSWMO) offers a robust benefits package.
Employer Paid:
Healthcare: Employee pays approximately $41.38 per pay period
Vision: Employee pays approximately $4 per pay period
Dental: Employee pays approximately $5 per pay period
Mail in pharmacy benefits
Well-being reward: Up to $200
Life Insurance: Up to $100,000
Paid Parental Leave: 8 weeks of full salary after the event (birth or adoption)
Retirement plan with up to 6% contribution after 1 year of employment
Professional Development: $1500 annually
Generous Paid Time Off: 8 Sick Days, 10 Vacation Days, 5 Care for you Days and 9 Holidays
POSITION SUMMARY
Assist provider in all clinic areas including intake, procedure, recovery, utility rooms and discharge. Flexible hours, weekend work required. May take calls during evenings and weekends; will take call during clinic hours. Physical stamina required to meet needs of surgical patients; i.e., bending, lifting and standing for long periods. Must create a quality medical environment and a caring patient environment. Must be organized, multi- task oriented for a fast paced, multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care.
PRIMARY DUTIES PERFORMED
● Assess patient physical and medical history
● Assess patient’s medical status and make appropriate decisions and actions
● Assist physician in procedure room as necessary
● Observe, take vital signs and record patient's condition in pre-operative/procedure/recovery room and give medications, start IVs as directed
● Give after care instructions and discharge with documentation
● Assist in transfers/emergency care as directed
● Take patient calls during clinic hours; take evening, weekend and holiday calls
● Record usage and tracking of medications
● Respond to high alert and referral patient follow-up
● Provide 72 hour informed consent for abortion care as a qualified health professional
● Ultrasound training and duties
● Lab training and duties
● Additional training in Patient Education and duties
● Adhere to affiliate policies on professionalism, wait time on the phone, and the system for addressing client complaints.
● Participate in the affiliate efforts to achieve established productivity and revenue cycle goals.
● Other duties as assigned
● May require travel to affiliate locations may be required
QUALIFICATIONS
● Current Illinois License. Dual-licensure in Missouri to be obtained if not currently dual licensed.
● It is the candidate’s professional obligation to keep all licensure and certification up to date and to provide a copy of such to the affiliate. I understand that current licensure (and certification, if applicable) is a condition of my employment.
● IV training, CPR certification, ACLS training recommended. If needed, necessary certifications (i.e. IV training)
● Excellent verbal and documentation skills
● Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with physicians and other professional and volunteer members of staff
● Ability to demonstrate sensitivity and empathy to patients and family members
● Knowledge of quality assurance and risk management standards
● Bilingual skills a plus, particularly Spanish or Bosnian
PPSLRSWMO maintains a strict policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, economic background, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital or relationship status, military service or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
PPSLRSWMO acknowledges and owns our past and present; therefore, we seek to look inward into how white supremacy continues to show up in our organization. We have a responsibility to create a place of equity and of inclusion, and we commit to dismantling racism and moving the needle to a more equitable workplace.
PPSLRSWMO is a tobacco-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer.
