RN - 5T - Full Time - 7a Shift

Ephraim McDowell Health • Danville, KY

5d

About The Position

The RN is a nursing professional care provider who works under the direction of the director or designee. The role uses the nursing process, nursing standards, and physicians’ orders to plan, provide, and direct nursing practice. Nursing practice follows the elements defined by the Kentucky Board of Nursing and the Ephraim McDowell Health nursing professional practice model.

The RN provides patient- and family-centered care grounded in caring, compassion, competence, communication, collaboration, and teamwork. The role participates in shared nursing leadership to support positive outcomes, education, respect, dignity, and patient and family safety. The RN is accountable for leadership of self and others and functions as charge nurse when designated. The RN exhibits F.I.R.S.T. values: Friendliness, Innovation, Respect, Service, and Trust.

The position works in a well-lighted, ventilated, air-conditioned area. The schedule may include weekends, holidays, and shift work. The work may involve unpleasant odors, sights, and sounds, prolonged standing and walking, stooping, heavy lifting, and bending. The role carries risks of disease, infection, physical strain, assault, and exposure to blood, body fluids, tissue, radiation, and antineoplastic agents. The RN must be able to lift 50 pounds independently. Contacts include patients, family members and significant others, physicians and Associates, other healthcare providers, community resource personnel, administrative staff, and organizational support services.

Requirements

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds independently.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process, nursing standards, and physicians’ orders to plan, provide, and direct nursing practice.
• Provide patient- and family-centered care.
• Participate in shared nursing leadership to support positive outcomes, education, respect, dignity, and safety for patients and their families.
• Provide leadership of self and others.
• Function as charge nurse when designated.
• 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