Registered Nurse (RN)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Employee honors patients' mind, body, and spirit by respecting human dignity and the uniqueness of each individual. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. The Registered Nurse is an exemplar for compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness. As a clinical nurse, this individual spends majority of his/her time (> 50%) coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through: provision of nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc. The unit specializes in post-operative surgical acute care, telemetry, complex patients with multiple co-morbidities, palliative care, colorectal surgeries with progressive ERAS protocols, and MDRO patients. The patient population is transferred from ICU, ED and PACU.
Requirements
- Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky
- Bachelor's or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited college/university
- Those with an associate degree in nursing and less than 10 years of experience must enroll within 12 months of hire in a bachelor’s degree program and must have achieved the degree within 5 years
- Basic Life Support certification (applicants have 30 days from hire date to provide completion if not already held)
- ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of Assignment
Responsibilities
- Provision of nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments
- Facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge activities
- Provision of patient and family-centered education
- Care coordination and individualized treatment planning
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
- Company paid Maternity Leave
- Company paid Paternity Leave
- Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
- PTO Sell Back Program
- Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
- Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
- Retirement with Company Match
- Identity Theft Protection
- 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
