RN weekend - ICU - Full Time - 7p-7a

Ephraim McDowell Health • Danville, KY

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About The Position

The RN is a nursing professional care provider who works under the direction of the director or designee. The RN uses the nursing process, nursing standards, and physicians’ orders to plan, provide, and direct nursing practice in accordance with Kentucky Board of Nursing practice elements and the Ephraim McDowell Health nursing professional practice model. The role centers on patient- and family-centered care, grounded in caring, compassion, competence, communication, collaboration, and teamwork. The RN participates in shared nursing leadership to promote 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, while exhibiting the F.I.R.S.T. values: Friendliness, Innovation, Respect, Service, and Trust.

The work takes place in a well-lighted, ventilated, and air-conditioned area. The schedule may include weekends, holidays, and shift work. The RN may encounter unpleasant odors, sights, and sounds, and the position involves stationary periods, traversing, positioning for heavy traversing, and bending. Exposure risks include disease, infection, physical strain or assault, blood, body fluids, tissue, radiation, and antineoplastic agents. The RN must be able to move or position 50 pounds independently. Contacts include patients, family members, support persons, significant others, physicians, associates, other healthcare providers, community resource personnel, administrative staff, and organizational support services.

Requirements

• Must be able to move or position 50 pounds independently.

Nice To Haves

• One year of nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process, nursing standards, and physicians’ orders to plan, provide, and direct nursing practice.
• Provide care in accordance with Kentucky Board of Nursing practice elements and the Ephraim McDowell Health nursing professional practice model.
• Deliver patient- and family-centered care grounded in caring, compassion, competence, communication, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Participate in shared nursing leadership to promote positive outcomes, education, respect, dignity, and patient and family safety.
• Provide leadership of self and others and function as charge nurse when designated.
• Exhibit the 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