RN - IMCU - Full Time - 7p-7a

Ephraim McDowell Health • Danville, KY

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a nursing professional care provider who works under the direction of the director or designee. The RN uses the nursing process, nursing standards, and physicians’ orders to plan, provide, and direct nursing practice in accordance with Kentucky Board of Nursing practice elements and Ephraim McDowell Health’s nursing professional practice model. Care is patient- and family-centered and grounded in caring, compassion, competence, communication, collaboration, and teamwork. The RN participates in shared nursing leadership to support positive outcomes, education, respect, dignity, and patient and family safety, and is accountable for leadership of self.

Under the general direction of the Director, the RN maintains shift responsibility and accountability for unit leadership and supervision to promote quality nursing care and cost-effective use of resources. The RN participates in direct patient care as needed and exhibits the organization’s F.I.R.S.T. values: Friendliness, Innovation, Respect, Service, and Trust.

The role works in a well-lighted, ventilated, and air-conditioned area. It involves long periods in a stationary position as well as moving around the unit, with risks of exposure to disease, infection, physical strain, blood, body fluids, and tissue. The RN must be able to move or position 50 pounds independently. Contacts include patients, family members and significant others, physicians and associates, other healthcare providers, community resource personnel, administrative staff, and hospital support services.

Requirements

• Ability to move or position 50 pounds independently.
• EKG and basic rhythm interpretation skills.
• Assessment and management of post-operative cardiac and vascular patients.
• Assessment and management of cardiac drips, including stable drips and titration.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of two years of clinical expertise is preferred.
• Certification in a specialty is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process, nursing standards, and physicians’ orders to plan, provide, and direct nursing practice.
• Provide patient- and family-centered care grounded in caring, compassion, competence, communication, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Participate in shared nursing leadership to support positive outcomes, education, respect, dignity, and patient and family safety.
• Maintain shift responsibility and accountability for unit leadership and supervision under the general direction of the Director.
• Promote quality nursing care and cost-effective use of resources.
• Participate in direct patient care as needed.
• Assess and manage post-operative cardiac and vascular patients.
• Assess and manage stable and titrated cardiac drips.
• Exhibit F.I.R.S.T. values: Friendliness, Innovation, Respect, Service, and Trust.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed