Beacon Health System is hiring a part-time day-shift Registered Nurse for our Flexible Acuity Unit at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, IN.
Type: Part-Time/FTE 0.75 (30 hrs/wk)
Shift: Day
Shift Details: 7a-7:30p
Be a Beacon. Make a Difference.
At Beacon Health System, you’re not just part of a team, you’re part of something bigger. Every patient interaction is a chance to lead with compassion, build trust, and create lasting impact. Here, your expertise supports healing, and your heart connects us to the communities we serve.
About Elkhart Hospital
Elkhart General Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital located in Elkhart, Indiana. Our full-service, 357-licensed-bed hospital has served the community for more than 100 years with a variety of services including: Emergency Department; radiology; orthopedics; maternity, pregnancy and childbirth; behavioral health; imaging and lab; genetic counseling; DaVinci robotic surgery. As part of Beacon Health System, patients have access to providers not only at this location but can also access resources and services from across the entire health system.
What You’ll Do
As a Flexible Acuity Unit Registered Nurse, you’ll report to the Manager of Patient Care Services. Provides professional nursing services. Assesses the needs of patients and initiates, implements and evaluates individualized plans of care. Collaborates with other professional, clinical and ancillary staff in providing quality care to patients.
Flexible Acuity Unit RN Job Responsibilities
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Performs the priority (high risk, high frequency) technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and legally.
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Establish and/or revise priorities for job/patient care activities based on the acuity of the need, resource availability, customer/patient preference/request, consideration of other department or staff priorities, timelines and plans.
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Maintain accountability for own and delegated actions and decisions. Bases actions and decisions on scientific principles/logic, successful experiences, intuition, standards of practice/protocols, and organizational values.
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Develop or revise a plan of care for assigned patients based on initial and ongoing data. Includes measurable goals/outcomes; reflects the values, preferences and limitations of patients and/or family members; identifies interventions to achieve outcomes/goals; addresses pertinent physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and learning problems/needs.
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Modify, continue or discontinue interventions, goals, or timeframes, according to evaluation of effectiveness, efficiency and/or patient satisfaction.
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Document, consistently and within established guidelines, assessments, interventions, actions, data collection results and outcomes of interventions.
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Delegates to other staff members based upon acuity/complexity of need, role definition, and ability to perform, and the collective needs of patients, families, and the unit. Maintains accountability for achieving appropriate outcomes/goals associated with delegated acts.
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Contributes to the department's ability to achieve and maintain clinical excellence, customer-focused service excellence, fiscal responsibility, innovative and talented people, and the best place to work.
What You Bring
You bring a high level of knowledge and competency in performing nursing care procedures, assessments, treatment, and techniques. As a Registered Nurse, your advanced analytical skills are necessary to solve complex problems and make decisions related to patient care. You demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, patients, visitors, physicians, and others. You demonstrate the ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner. The RN understands the need to be responsive and reasonably adaptable for scheduling purposes, when necessary, due to extenuating circumstances in support of co-workers and department functions.
Required Qualifications
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Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) is required. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
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Candidates hired after January 1, 2014, must have or obtain a BSN within five (5) years of employment as a Registered Nurse or will have the option to become certified in their area of specialty. The certification must be maintained based on accrediting body standards.
The Beacon Way
At Beacon Health System, our approach to care goes beyond clinical excellence because it’s built on meaningful connections. Guided by our core values of trust, respect, integrity, and compassion, we strive to create an environment where patients feel heard, employees feel valued, and innovation thrives.
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