Registered Nurse (RN) - Telemetry

Baptist Healthcare System•Richmond, KY

About The Position

The Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and creates a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Under general supervision, the nurse provides professional nursing services and patient care, following the nursing process of assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The role ensures adherence to hospital and department policies, procedures, standards, and practices. Clinical decision-making incorporates critical thinking and creativity across all phases of the nursing process. The nurse assesses and identifies patient needs, implements appropriate interventions, delegates and supervises nursing care activities, establishes and maintains a plan for nursing care, directs interventions toward resolving problems, and competently performs technical aspects of care. The role has access to medication storage areas as required for job tasks. The 22-bed Med Surg Telemetry unit cares for general medical-surgical and telemetry patients, including patients with pneumonia, ESRD, stroke, CHF, and chest pain, as well as postoperative patients in GU, urology, orthopedics, bariatrics, and heart cath/PCI. Patients may have multiple comorbidities and complex care needs and may be admitted or transferred from the ICU, ED, and PACU. The position is full time, days, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with 32 to 40 weekly hours (0.8 to 1.0 FTE).

Requirements

Current RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing; current RN licensure or a temporary Kentucky work permit.
Associate Degree in Nursing.
Maintain BLS certification.
Obtain ACLS and PALS (or ENPC) within 6 months of hire.
Obtain NIHSS within 3 months of hire.
Successfully complete all competencies identified on the departmental nurse competency grid.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing services and patient care under general supervision.
Follow the nursing process, including patient assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
Assess and identify patient needs and implement appropriate interventions.
Use critical thinking and creativity in clinical decision-making.
Delegate nursing care activities and provide supervision.
Establish and maintain a plan for the delivery of nursing care.
Ensure nursing interventions and activities are directed toward resolving problems.
Perform technical aspects of care competently.
Follow hospital and department policies and procedures, nursing procedures, standards, and practices.