About the position
Dreaming of becoming an OR RN but no experience? Look no further! Your career opportunity awaits you at St. Elizabeth Healthcare. We will be hiring for: Ft. Thomas, Dearborn, Edgewood Outpatient Surgery Center, Florence, and Edgewood Main. Interviews will be held May 13, 14th & 15th. Classes start on June 23, 2025. Externals must start by: June 6th for hospital orientation. The licensed registered nurse is a professional nurse who is responsible and accountable for providing evidence-based clinical care to designated patients utilizing the nursing process. This is accomplished by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care according to established ethical/cultural codes and standards of nursing practices and working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes. The registered nurse is responsible to delegate tasks appropriately to other licensed and unlicensed health care team members. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.
Responsibilities
- Utilize the nursing process with regard to the care, counseling, and health teaching of the ill, injured or infirm to develop and implement a plan of care for each patient.
- Determine appropriate nursing interventions to meet each patient outcome.
- Ensure the plan of care provides for the maintenance of health and prevention of illness.
- Incorporate into the patients' plan aspects of cultural sensitivity, diversity, and non-discriminatory terms and approaches.
- Maintain current skills, knowledge, and competencies in area of specialty.
- Utilize evidence-based practice, research, clinical judgment, and nursing skills based upon the principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social science in planning and providing nursing care.
- Document care provided utilizing Epic, Patient Data Base, Patient Education Record, Care Maps, Progress Notes, Flow Sheets, and other forms as applicable and/or required.
- Exhibit critical thinking and problem solving skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
- Serve as the patient's advocate.
- Responsible for the supervising, teaching, mentoring, and delegating licensed and unlicensed personnel based on their education.
- Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members to plan and deliver care.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the administration of medication and treatment as prescribed by physicians, dentists, or advanced registered nurse practitioners.
- Contact appropriate Management/Administrative Staff (chain of command) as any need arises.
- Observe and follow patient safety alerts by accurate and timely entry of patient information in the chart and or clinical documentation system.
- Participate in unit based PI activities to positively impact patient outcomes.
- Monitor and evaluate quality of care with the focus on nurse sensitive indicators by identifying areas for improvement and assisting in developing action plans.
- Serve as a clinical resource to unit/department and to new associates.
- Know Patient Satisfaction goals and expectations to meet customer needs in a positive and professional manner.
- Assist with adherence to Joint Commission, State and other regulatory requirements.
- Support in maintaining budget within established target by assisting with setting priorities, appropriately allocating resources, and completing charges.
- Support the department and the organization's financial and productivity goals.
- Maintain efficient time management and through adherence to time and attendance policy and completing duties within the defined shift.
- Maintain licensure/certification and complete all mandatory NetLearning modules, MID, leadership development education, in-service programs, and programs intended to enhance skills pertinent to assigned clinical area.
- Participate in unit/department/system committees/councils.
- Participate in community activities and professional organizations to enhance the visibility of the Healthcare System and to promote the positive image of nursing.
- Stay current related to unit/department/organizational activities, policy and procedure changes, regulatory requirements, and State Board regulations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- KY license required to start any RN position. (Indiana RN license required for Dearborn)
- Graduate from accredited School of Nursing.
- RN interested in a position in Surgery. On-site training provided through the Perioperative Nurse Fellowship (PNF) Program.
- Newly graduated nurses are welcome to apply.
- Flexible to work at any of the SEH Perioperative Services sites.
- MUST BE A LICENSED RN BY START DATE.
- 30 minute call time required.
- 2 year contractual commitment required.
