Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Edgewood, KY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Medical-Surgical unit at its hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky. The nurse provides evidence-based clinical care to designated patients using the nursing process: assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care in accordance with ethical and cultural codes and nursing practice standards. The role works collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes and delegates tasks appropriately to licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members. The nurse is expected to demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in interactions with patients, families, visitors, and employees. This is a full-time night-shift position scheduled for 36 hours per week, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Hold a license to practice nursing in the state where the work is performed.
If eligible, hold a Compact (multi-state) License in the primary state of residence.
Meet contact-hour requirements for licensure, including all state-required courses.
Have an educational focus that supports practice in the assigned clinical area.
Demonstrate knowledge of nursing theory, clinical practice standards, procedures, and policies.
Be competent in mathematical calculations associated with medication administration.
Be competent to independently perform safe nursing skills and procedures.
Successfully complete preceptorship and orientation to the facility and clinical area.
Be able to critically think and solve problems in routine and emergency situations.

Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based clinical care to designated patients using the nursing process.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in accordance with ethical and cultural codes and nursing practice standards.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes.
Delegate tasks appropriately to licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in encounters with patients, families, visitors, and employees.