RN Wknd Continuing Care FT Days
RN Wknd Continuing Care FT Days
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Job Description
Overview
Welcome to Continuing Care Hospital a 25-bed long-term acute care hospital located inside CHI Saint Joseph Hospital. Continuing Care Hospital is recognized as a 12-time winner of the Kentucky Hospital Association Quality award and a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.
CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health a non-prot Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175000 employees and 25000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.
Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians advanced practice clinicians nurses and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2200 care centers serving 24 states.
Responsibilities
***Sign On Bonus up to $25000 and Student Loan Payback up to $24000 for eligible hires***
Job Summary / Purpose
Provides nursing care according to the nursing process including assessment diagnosis planning implementing and evaluating. Implements appropriate nursing care interventions. Administers medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders and established nursing policies and procedures. Care provided is based on defined standards of patient care and nursing evidence-based practice.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- Assumes responsibility for acquiring knowledge and skills necessary for patient care in the identified practice setting.
- Performs assessment and analyzes patient problems and conditions using critical decisioning to determine need for standard urgent or emergent interventions.
- Implements and/or modifies plan of care using assessment data standards of care and evidence based practice inclusive of nursing care coordination appropriate patient and family education and discharge planning. Facilitates interdisciplinary partnership in patient care.
- Integrates ethical provisions in nursing practice and delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy dignity and rights.
- Administers medications IV therapy and treatments in compliance with policies and procedures.
- Evaluates progress towards attainment of desired patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates effective on-going observations and reassessment of patient/family and their response to the interventions and changes in condition.
- Documents assessments and interventions in accordance with hospital policy and standards of care.
- Utilizes resources appropriately and follows facility guidelines for documentation and charging of medical supplies and equipment.
- Assigns or delegates tasks to designated support personnel based on needs and conditions of the patient complexity of the task predictability of the outcome and facility policy.
- Collaborates with new employees and peers to support orientation training and development opportunities. Supports the profession of nursing through support for nursing student clinical activities as appropriate.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Required Licensure and Certifications
- RN:KY
- BLS-CPR
- ACLS within 3 months
Required Minimum Knowledge Skills Abilities and Training
- Must have critical thinking skills and ability to assess changes in patient condition and take appropriate action.
- Adequate knowledge of current nursing practice and theory.
- Demonstrate ability to perform technical skills according to area of assignment.
- Adequate conversational English is required in order that the individual be able to:
- take direction from management
- understand how to complete job tasks
- communicate adequately with patients and co-workers as necessary
- understand and follow safety guidelines and organizational policies.
- Must have ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Also be able to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deliver successful results.
- Demonstrated computer management skills.
- Considerable knowledge of computer applications.
Proficiency with clinical documentation system in use at facility
Employment Type
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