Telemetry- Staff RN- Full time Dayshift

BHS•Lexington, KY

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works on 3G & H, a 37-bed telemetry/medical-surgical unit specializing in orthopedic, neuro, and spine patients. The unit also serves as a secondary stroke unit and cares for general cardiac and telemetry patients. Patients arrive from PACU, the emergency department, interventional areas, and direct admissions from physicians’ offices. The RN provides compassionate, evidence-based nursing care through assessment, treatment, care coordination, patient and family education, and individualized care planning. The role supports admissions, transfers, and discharges and centers professional nursing practice on the patient as a whole person, fostering a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. The clinical nurse spends more than 50% of their time coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care on the unit, including nursing rounds, assessments, treatments, admission, transfer, and discharge activities, patient- and family-centered education, care coordination, and individualized treatment planning as applicable.

Requirements

Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky.
Bachelor’s or associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university.
Applicants with an associate degree in nursing and fewer than 10 years of experience must enroll in a bachelor’s degree program within 12 months of hire and achieve the degree within 5 years.
Basic life support certification; applicants who do not already hold it must provide proof of completion within 30 days of hire.
ACLS, PALS, NRP, and successful completion of a dysrhythmia class as required by the department of assignment.

Responsibilities

Provide compassionate, evidence-based nursing care through patient assessment and treatment.
Coordinate and provide direct patient care, including nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments.
Facilitate patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Provide patient- and family-centered education.
Coordinate care and develop individualized treatment plans as applicable.
Support a caring environment focused on healing and wellness.
Serve as an exemplar of compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy.