Registered Nurse (RN) - Neuroscience Telemetry Stepdown

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Edgewood, KY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse for the TCU 6C Unit, a 36-bed Neuroscience Telemetry Stepdown unit at Edgewood Hospital. The licensed registered nurse is responsible and accountable for providing evidence-based clinical care to designated patients using the nursing process: assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care in accordance with established ethical and cultural codes and nursing practice standards. The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes and appropriately delegates tasks to licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members. Nurses are expected to demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy toward patients, families, visitors, and employees regardless of cultural background. This is a full-time role scheduled for 36 hours per week on the night shift, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
If eligible, hold a Compact (multi-state) License in the primary state of residence.
Be licensed to practice nursing in the state where the work is performed.
Meet contact-hour requirements for licensure, including all state-required courses.
Have an educational focus that supports nursing practice in the assigned clinical area.
Demonstrate knowledge of nursing theory, clinical practice standards, procedures, policies, and mathematical calculations associated with medication administration.
Be competent to independently perform safe nursing skills and procedures.
Successfully complete preceptorship and orientation to the facility and clinical area.
Be able to critically think and problem solve in routine and emergency situations.

Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based clinical care to designated patients using the nursing process.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care according to established ethical and cultural codes and nursing practice standards.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes.
Delegate tasks appropriately to licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy toward patients, families, visitors, and employees, regardless of cultural background.