Blankenbaker Free Standing Emergency Department RN Full-Time Mid-Shift (11a-11p)

MID SHIFT: 11a-11p FT: 36 weekly hours

Responsibilities

• Registered nurse implements the nursing process for each assigned to his/her care regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric) and is responsible for the patient’s care consistent with the Kentucky Nursing Laws and organizational policies and procedures.
• The registered nurse promotes positive patient outcomes and the delivery of quality patient care and initiates change through active involvement in the unit-based and hospital shared governance councils while contributing to a healthy professional practice environment.
• National Professional Nursing Standards serve as guidelines for nurses as they utilize critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills and exercise appropriate nursing judgment.
• The registered nurse collaborates with the inter-professional team to enhance patient outcomes.
• The registered nurse serves as a role model through actively participating in the process of continuous professional development and lifelong learning.
• Utilizes the Nursing Process as the framework for providing care.
• Principal Duties and Responsibilities The following is a summary of the major functions of this position.
• Registered nurses may perform other duties, not specified in this document and specific functions may change as professional practice and standards evolve.
• 1.
• Performs assessment/reassessment 2.
• Develops plan of care utilizing appropriate evidence based standards of care.
• 3.
• Provides care consistent with policies, procedures, current evidence based professional standards of practice and Baptist Health Louisville’s nursing mission, vision, values and model of care.
• Evaluates patient response to treatment 5.
• Applies critical thinking, clinical reasoning, organizational and leadership skills.

Requirements

• Active Kentucky RN License BLS ACLS PALS If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.