At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence. **Unboarded (RN) – Progressive Care (Step down) – Defiance Hospital** The Unboarded Graduate has graduated from an accredited nursing program but has not yet passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by: + Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status + Providing care to patients with medical and surgical diagnoses + Implementing clinical nursing interventions + Having a highly diverse medical skillset + Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes + Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment **Essential Functions:** + Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team + Collect vital signs, administer IV medications, understand charting and assess patient condition + Ability to perform at a higher patient-to-nurse ratio + Evaluate, update and revise plan of care to facilitate achievement of planned and expected outcomes + Serves as a patient advocate in collaboration with spiritual care, palliative care, and ethics + Administer medications in a safe manner consistent with the State of Practice and the organization’s policies and procedures + Other duties as assigned **Education:** + Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred, not required) **Certifications:** + Recent graduate of an accredited RN program who is waiting to take the NCLEX is required to obtain RN Licensure within 90 days of hire + Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association (preferred, not required) Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with: Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans Prescription drug coverage Flexible spending accounts Life insurance w/AD&D Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible Paid time off Educational Assistance And much more *Benefits offerings vary according to employment status All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email recruitment@mercy.com . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@mercy.com