RN - Mother Baby FT/Nights

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Overview:
Utilizes the nursing process to provide patient care. Maintains professional accountability for provision of patient care for the assigned patients. Evaluates the overall effectiveness of care provided by other direct care givers. Coordinates the patient care in conjunction with other departments. Maintains patient rights and confidentiality of patient information. Performs duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with our mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.

Nurse Residency Available: Mercy Springfield offers a year-long Nurse Residency Program tailored to the specialty area in which each nurse is hired. All graduate nurses participate in the program, along with select experienced nurses based on their individual experience and professional development needs.

Position Details:

UP TO $20,000 SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE for nightshift only -NO CONTRACT

Incentives:

1-2 years’ RN experience Sign On Bonus $13,000
3-4 years’ RN experience Sign On Bonus $15,000
5+ years’ RN experience Sign On Bonus $20,000
Education Assistance:
- Up to $20,000 Loan Forgiveness for new grad nurses
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $2,000 per year
$3000 Relocation Assistance for full time only
Weekend Differential
Shift Differential for qualifying hours between 3pm-7am
Weekend Option Days: WEO rates + weekend differential
Weekend Option Nights: WEO rates + weekend differential + straight night shift differential
New Increased Weekend Option Differential: $10.00 RN
Day-One comprehensive medical, dental & vision insurance
PTO/Vacation Time Frontload Up to 80 Hours for Experienced RNs for full time only
Employer-Matched Retirement Funds

The Mother-Baby Unit is a 50-bed unit, all privates located on the 5th floor of Mercy Hospital. The Mother-Baby unit serves mothers and their stable newborns, late preterm to term using a specially trained health-care team, as well as stable antepartum patients needing short to long term hospitalization. The major admitting diagnosis’ include postpartum mothers experiencing vaginal deliveries and postoperative cesarean sections and their newborns, as well as pregnancy diagnoses’ such as PIH, PROM, Gestational diabetes, and Placenta Previa. The service is provided 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. The Mother-Baby Unit is a specialized area of expertise that require astute assessment skills, development of critical thinking while understanding the implications of growth and development on physiologic and patho-physiologic process. All staff work 12-hour shifts, 0630 to 1900 and 1830 to 0700, which includes alternating weekend shifts and holiday shifts.

Why Mercy?

From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.

Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.

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