Registered Nurse (RN) - Full Time

Baptist Healthcare System•Richmond, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) position is for a Med/Surg Telemetry unit, which is a 22-bed unit specializing in general medical surgical and telemetry patients. This includes patients with conditions such as pneumonia, ESRD, Stroke, CHF, chest pain, and post-operative patients from GU, Urology, Orthopedics, Bariatrics, Heart Cath/PCI procedures. The patient population often has multiple co-morbidities and requires complex care, with admissions/transfers from ICU, ED, and PACU. The Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice focused on the patient as a whole person and creating a caring environment for healing and wellness. Under general supervision, the RN provides professional nursing services and patient care, following the established nursing process including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role ensures adherence to hospital and department policies, nursing procedures, standards, and practices, utilizing critical thinking and creativity in clinical decision-making. Responsibilities include assessing and identifying patient needs, implementing appropriate interventions, delegating nursing care activities, providing supervision, establishing and maintaining a nursing care plan, ensuring interventions resolve problems, and competently performing technical aspects of care. The RN will have access to medication storage areas as required for job tasks and must follow all Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures.

Requirements

Current RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing
Current RN licensure or temporary Kentucky work permit
Associate Degree in Nursing
Completion and maintenance of BLS
ACLS & PALS (or ENPC) within 6 months of hire
NIHSS within 3 months of hire
Successful completion of all competencies as identified on the departmental nurse competency grid
At least 1 year of experience

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree

Responsibilities

Implement professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness
Provide professional nursing services and patient care in a variety of settings
Follow established nursing process, including patient assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation
Ensure adherence to hospital and department policies, and nursing procedures, standards, and practices
Incorporate all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity in clinical decision-making
Assess and identify patient needs and implement appropriate interventions considering the needs of patient populations per department scope of service
Delegate nursing care activities and provisions of supervision
Establish and maintain a plan for the delivery of nursing care
Assure that nursing care interventions and activities are directed to resolve problems
Perform technical aspects of care competently
Access medication storage areas as required for job tasks
Follow Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures