RN, South Hospital, ED, 7a-7p

Job Description

The Registered Nurse (Hospital-Based) provides nursing care to patients, conducting systematic assessments, administering medications, planning care, implementing interventions, and teaching patients and families. This role requires the Registered Nurse to demonstrate competency in various competencies and functions, including leadership, professional profile, and practice outcomes.

Essential Functions

• Conducts systematic, continuous, and comprehensive assessments of patient health status from admission or encounter to discharge, collaborating with the healthcare team, patient, and family.
• Independently administers medications per licensure authority, assessing and reassessing the effects of these medications, and documenting administration in a timely manner per policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborates with patient and family to plan care using current scientific knowledge, theory, and care standards within the nursing interventions and outcomes framework and national patient safety goals.
• Identifies and prioritizes patient problems based on subjective and objective assessment data, patient safety considerations, patient and family goals and preferences, and nursing interventions and the medical plan of care.
• Implements nursing care interventions to meet patient and family-centered health care needs.
• Demonstrates competent skills, appropriate clinical judgments, and chain of command to promote patient safety and reach planned care goals and outcomes.
• Competently and consistently assesses, conducts, and evaluates the outcomes of patient and family teaching, from admission or episode of care to discharge, teaching reflects sensitivity to age, learning needs, and cultural background.
• Evaluates care by performing regular and systematic reviews of patient/family responses to interventions; revises the multi-disciplinary plan of care in collaboration with other care team members to promote desired outcomes; recognizes care variances and takes steps to prevent or intervene with potential or real adverse events to promote safe care.
• Serves as an advocate for the patient and family, demonstrating respect for their rights, responsibilities, and sensitivity to their preferences; prepares the patient and family for discharge; obtains feedback to promote positive patient satisfaction outcomes.
• Works collaboratively, with appropriate monitoring and delegation, with unlicensed assistive healthcare providers, per regulatory and legal requirements, assuring safe patient care delivery.

Other Functions

• Demonstrates professional conduct and appearance and is accountable for actions and outcomes.
• Orients new members of the healthcare team as well as supervises students in the performance of assigned duties.
• Maintains professional competency through continuing education, ongoing competency demonstration, licensure, and professional activities; demonstrates valuing life-long learning.
• Participates in evidence-based practice activities, such as journal clubs, and discusses outcomes of care with colleagues, demonstrating knowledge of care indicators; takes steps to improve care delivery by self and team and remains up-to-date with compliance, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
• Actively participates as a collaborative member of the healthcare team by communicating constructively using core behavioral standards. Identifies clinical and interdepartmental problems, resolving conflicts appropriately on behalf of the care team and patients; demonstrates ability to give and receive peer review and feedback, incorporating this into his or her practice.
• Performs duties in a cost-effective manner, striving to avoid wasting hospital resources without jeopardizing quality of care and service.
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures, and standards of conduct.
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Affordable continuing education opportunities are available to help you achieve your BSN goal. For more information, please contact the UofL Health Human Resources Department.

Experience

All new RN graduates will participate in the Nurse Residency program and must successfully complete all activities.

Additional Job Description

Associate’s 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.

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program is preferred.

Two years of hospital patient care experience is preferred.