Registered Nurse, RN
About The Position
The Registered Nurse works on a 19-bed acute care and telemetry unit serving neurology and cardiology patients, including people recovering from stroke, experiencing transient ischemic attacks, or receiving cardiology care. The nurse provides specialized care, monitors patient vital signs, administers medications, and communicates with physicians and other healthcare professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role centers on professional nursing practice that treats each patient as a whole person and fosters healing and wellness. Nursing care is grounded in evidence and current research, hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making uses all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. The Registered Nurse demonstrates compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy while supporting collaboration across disciplines. The clinical nurse spends more than 50% of their time coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care on the unit. Activities include nursing rounds, assessments and treatments; facilitating admissions, transfers, and discharges; providing patient- and family-centered education; and coordinating care 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 and fewer than 10 years of experience must enroll in a bachelor’s degree program within 12 months of hire and earn the degree within five years.
- Basic Life Support certification.
- ACLS, PALS, NRP, and successful completion of a dysrhythmia class, as required by the department of assignment.
Responsibilities
- Provide expert nursing care to neurology and cardiology patients, including post-stroke and TIA patients.
- Monitor patient vital signs and administer medications.
- Communicate and coordinate with physicians and other healthcare professionals using a multidisciplinary approach.
- Provide 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.
- Use the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity in clinical decision-making.
- Practice in accordance with evidence and current research, hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines.
- Promote a caring environment focused on healing and wellness, and support helping relationships among nursing staff and other disciplines.
Benefits
- Tuition assistance reimbursement program.
- Company-paid maternity and paternity leave.
- Bereavement leave, including for pets.
- PTO sell-back program.
- Compassionate leave sharing program (PTO donation).
- Employee Support Fund for employees needing emergency financial support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
