Registered Nurse (RN)
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Outpatient Recovery Unit provides specialized care for patients recovering from outpatient surgical and procedural interventions. Working closely with the Pre-Operative Surgery Unit, the RN helps patients safely recover from anesthesia and procedures through individualized care, monitoring, education, and discharge support. The RN provides compassionate, evidence-based nursing care through assessment, treatment, care coordination, patient and family education, individualized care planning, and support for admissions, transfers, and discharges. The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and helps create a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. The RN exemplifies compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy. As a clinical nurse, the RN spends more than 50% of their time coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care on the unit.
Requirements
- Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky.
- Bachelor's or associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university.
- Basic life support certification; applicants who do not already have it have 30 days from their hire date to complete it.
- ACLS, PALS, NRP, and successful completion of a dysrhythmia class as required by the department of assignment.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments.
- Facilitate admission, transfer, and discharge activities.
- Provide patient- and family-centered education.
- Coordinate care and develop individualized treatment plans as applicable.
- Monitor and support patients recovering from anesthesia and outpatient procedures.
- Provide compassionate, evidence-based nursing care and promote a healing and wellness-focused environment.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Pet insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Identity theft protection
- Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
- Company-paid maternity and paternity leave
- Five days of paid time off available upon hire
- Bereavement leave, including for pets
- PTO sell-back program
- Compassionate leave-sharing program (PTO donation)
- Employee Support Fund for employees in need of emergency financial support
- Retirement plan with company match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
