Entry Level Nonprofit Development Jobs in Indiana

Beacon Health System is hiring a part-time, day-shift Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse for our Medical Surgical Department at Elkhart General Hospital in Elkhart, IN.
Type: Full-Time/FTE 0.6 (24 hrs/wk)
Shift: Days
Shift Details: 7a-7:30p
Entry Level Nurses Welcome!
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.

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance through Cigna

• Life Insurance

• 403(b) Matching Retirement Fund

• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Shift Differentials

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Tuition and Certification Reimbursement

• Clinical Ladder Program

• Local and National Discounts

• Beacon Academy Educational Courses

• Gym Membership Discount

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 Medical Surgical Registered Nurse, you'll report to the Director or Manager of Medical Surgical and provide professional nursing services. You will assess the needs of patients and initiate, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care. This role will collaborate with other professional, clinical, and ancillary staff in providing quality care to patients.
Medical Surgical RN Job Responsibilities

• Perform the priority (high risk, high frequency) technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and legally.

• 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.

• Respond to data indicating potential or actual risk to an individual's physical or emotional health by initiating action to correct, reduce or prevent the risk.

• Advocate for the patient or family when necessary to achieve appropriate outcomes.

• Maintain accountability for self and delegated actions and decisions. Bases actions and decisions on scientific principles/logic, successful experiences, intuition, standards of practice/protocols, and organizational values.

• Seek supervision, consultation, or assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely, independently

• Use internal and/or external resources to resolve and/or prevent problems that cannot be managed independently.

• 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.

• Initiate or maintain interventions to assure continuity of safe and effective care for patients across the entire continuum of care.

• Modifying, continuing or discontinuing interventions, goals, or timeframes, according to evaluation of effectiveness, efficiency and/or patient satisfaction.

• Document, consistently and within established guidelines, assessments, interventions, actions, data collection results and outcomes of interventions.

• Use interpersonal communication strategies with all members of the team in order to achieve desirable and acceptable outcomes or responses and perception of satisfaction by those involved.

• Delegate to other staff members based upon acuity/complexity of need, role definition and ability to perform, and the collective needs of patients, families and unit. Maintains accountability for achieving appropriate outcomes/goals associated with delegated acts.

• Maintain awareness of advances in clinical specialty.

• Contributing 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.

• Contribute to the development of co-workers through positive role modeling, resource assistance and direct feedback.

• Following through and completing other job-related assignments or requests for assistance.

• Attends and participates in department meetings and is accountable for all information shared.

• Complete mandatory education, annual competencies and department-specific education within established timeframes.

• Complete annual employee health requirements within established timeframes.

• Maintain license/certification and registration in good standing throughout the fiscal year.

• Direct patient care providers are required to maintain current BLS and other certifications as required by the position/department.

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, clearly and concisely.
Required Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Indiana.
• 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 off 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.
We call this commitment The Beacon Way, a six-point operating system that empowers every team member to lead with purpose, communicate clearly, cultivate talent, embrace performance improvement, leverage innovation, and build greatness through accountability. Whether at the bedside or behind the scenes, everyone at Beacon plays a role in moving health forward.