RN, Nationally Recognized Top Rehab Hospital in Kentucky, Frazier Rehabilitation Institute, Day and Night Shift Available

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Frazier Rehab Institute, a nationally recognized top rehab hospital in Kentucky, is seeking Registered Nurses (RNs) for full-time and part-time openings on various rehab floors, including Adult Neuro Rehab, Pediatric and Adult Rehab, Progressive Care, Adult Stroke Rehab, and Adult Neuro/Cardio/Pulmonary Rehab. The hospital is a 135-bed inpatient acute rehab facility in downtown Louisville, known for its specialized programs, highly skilled physicians, nurses, and therapists, and a state-of-the-art facility. Frazier Rehab Institute is ranked as the No. 1 rehab hospital in Kentucky and No. 40 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Research is a core component of their innovative therapeutic care. They specialize in care and recovery for patients with brain injuries, movement disorders, spinal cord injuries, stroke, and other debilitating conditions, serving patients from pediatric to geriatric, including those requiring mechanical ventilation. UofL Health, the parent organization, is a not-for-profit, fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals and numerous other facilities and providers, dedicated to transforming the health of communities through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program (required)
All new RN graduates will participate in the Nurse Residency program and must successfully complete all activities (required)
Current KY RN licensure or compact license with privileges to work in Kentucky (required)
Basic Life Saving (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program (preferred)
Two years of hospital patient care experience (preferred)
Additional, specialized certifications may be required or preferred based on unit

Responsibilities

Deliver nursing care to patients of varying age groups by utilizing the nursing process and nursing practice standards.
Utilize Nursing Practice Competencies to intervene to achieve safe, optimal patient and family centered care health outcomes.
Utilize Leadership Competencies to coordinate patient care and communicate with the care team.
Develop professionally as a life-long learner.
Evaluate care based on evidence, the UofL Health quality model, and patient safety goals.
Demonstrate competency caring for complex patients and participate on the care team to improve the quality of care in the clinical area.
Conduct systematic, continuous, and comprehensive assessments of patient health status from admission or encounter to discharge across the care continuum to ensure patient safety, collaborating with the healthcare team, patient, and family.
Independently administer medications per licensure authority, assess and reassess the effects of these medications, and document administration in a timely manner.
In collaboration with patient and family, plan care using current scientific knowledge, theory, and care standards within the nursing interventions and outcomes framework and national patient safety goals.
Construct individualized, age-specific plans for optimal patient and family outcomes.
In collaboration with patient and family, identify and prioritize patient problems based on subjective and objective assessment data, patient safety considerations, patient and family goals and preferences, and nursing interventions and the medical plan of care.
Implement nursing care interventions to meet patient and family center health care needs.
Demonstrate competent skills, appropriate clinical judgments, and chain of command to promote patient safety and reach planned care goals and outcomes.
Competently and consistently assess, conduct, and evaluate the outcomes of patient and family teaching.
Evaluate care by performing regular and systematic reviews of patient/family responses to interventions; revise the multi-disciplinary plan of care in collaboration with other care team members to promote desired outcomes.
Serve as an advocate for the patient and family, demonstrate respect for their rights, responsibilities, and sensitivity to their preferences.
Prepare the patient and family for discharge.
Work collaboratively, with appropriate monitoring and delegation, with unlicensed assistive healthcare providers, per regulatory and legal requirements, assuring safe patient care delivery.
Demonstrate professional conduct and appearance and is accountable for actions and outcomes.
Orient new members of the healthcare team as well as supervise students in the performance of assigned duties.
May act in the role of relief charge nurse when the unit need arises.
Maintain professional competency through continuing education, ongoing competency demonstration, licensure, and professional activities.
Participate in evidence-based practice activities, such as journal clubs, and discuss outcomes of care with colleagues.
Actively participate as a collaborative member of the healthcare team by communicating constructively using core behavioral standards.
Identify clinical and interdepartmental problems, resolving conflicts appropriately on behalf of the care team and patients.
Perform duties in a cost-effective manner, striving to avoid wasting hospital resources without jeopardizing quality of care and service.
Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures, and standards of conduct.
Comply with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times.
Perform other duties as assigned.