Nurse Clinical/UKHC

University of Kentucky • Lexington, KY

33d

About The Position

Registered Nurses in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Kentucky Children's Hospital provide care for critically ill children ranging from newborn to 18 years of age. Patient conditions include recovery from major surgical procedures and life-threatening medical conditions as well as traumatic injuries. The PICU is a 12-bed unit that provides family centered care and open visitation for patients' immediate family members. As a part of this unit, the RN serves as an important component of the critical care team. This team is responsible for the stabilization and on-going care of critically ill children who require constant observation, timely interventions, and/or invasive specialized monitoring The primary responsibilities for this position consist of providing total, comprehensive, continuous and patient centered care which includes: assessing, documenting, planning, implementing, teaching, developing, and evaluating a comprehensive nursing plan of care; delivering direct patient care; ensuring patient satisfaction; training and delegating duties for Nursing Care Technicians (Nursing Assistant); and adhering to University policies and procedures as well as federal, state and local regulations. Furthermore, this environment supports collaborative efforts among the nursing staff and the team of physicians to increase communication and enhance expected patient outcomes. This includes utilization of the nursing process in conjunction with a comprehensive patient-centered plan of care, ensuring patient satisfaction.

Requirements

• knowledge of Maslow's eight Basic Human Needs and the priority within Gordon's Functional Health Patterns Frame Work as well as Swanson's Caring model
• superb direct patient care and critical thinking skills
• basic computer navigation skills and working knowledge of the internet
• ability to communicate in a professional and respectful manner with patients and their families, co-workers and physicians
• strong organizational, prioritization, and delegation skill
• highly motivated, pro-active and confident in advocating for patients and their family members
• enjoy working in a strong team environment and provides open, honest communication with fellow staff and physicians
• exceptional technical skills
• proven ability to work in a team as well as independently

Nice To Haves

• BSN + AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF RN EXPERIENCE PREFERRED

Responsibilities

• assessing, documenting, planning, implementing, teaching, developing, and evaluating a comprehensive nursing plan of care
• delivering direct patient care
• ensuring patient satisfaction
• training and delegating duties for Nursing Care Technicians (Nursing Assistant)
• adhering to University policies and procedures as well as federal, state and local regulations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees