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About the Unit

6 Towers is a 22-bed vascular thoracic unit caring for post-op thoracic vascular and cardiac procedure surgical patients.

About Jewish Hospital

Jewish Hospital part of UofL Health is an internationally renowned high-tech tertiary referral center developing leading-edge advancements in hand and microsurgery heart and lung care orthopedics and sports medicine neuroscience organ transplantation and outpatient care. The hospital is the site of the worlds first successful hand transplant and AbioCor implantable replacement heart procedures in addition to the first trial of adult cardiac stem cells in chronic heart failure. Jewish Hospital continues to be recognized for its specialized heart care procedures including the implantation of ventricular assist devices (VAD) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The UofL Health Trager Transplant Center is in a select group of hospitals nationwide that perform heart lung liver kidney pancreas and hand transplantation. The center also includes a Pancreas Disease Center a GI Motility Clinic and Advanced Heart Failure and VAD programs.

Job Summary

The charge nurse assists the clinical manager and nursing director with the management of the unit including participating in employee evaluations staffing and scheduling patient and preceptor assignments oversight of resource utilization and initiating and overseeing quality improvement activities. The charge nurse acts as a resource and provides information/education to unit staff. The charge nurse is involved in service recovery promoting customer service to both internal and external customers. The charge nurse is a role model of the professional nurse as exemplified by their presence on the unit participation in nursing department initiatives and organizational committee meetings.

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• The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

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  Education:

  • Associates Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program is (required)
    • All new-hire Associate Degree Registered Nurses (new graduate and experienced) are required to start an approved BSN program within one (1) year of hire and complete an approved BSN program within three (3) years of hire (required)
  • Bachelors Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program (preferred)

  Experience:

  • All new RN graduates will participate in the Nurse Residency program and must successfully complete all activities (required)
  • Two years of hospital patient care experience (preferred)

  Licensure:

  • Current KY RN licensure or compact license with privileges to work in Kentucky (required)

  Certification:

  • Basic Life Saving (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (may be required for specific clinical areas)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (may be required for specific clinical areas)

  Note: additional specialized certifications may be required or preferred based on unit