CCU Mixed Acuity Critical Care Registered Nurse Full Time Days

Kyeatright; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Job summary

Baptist Health Louisville is seeking a Registered Nurse for a Critical Care Mixed Acuity Unit. The role covers a wide range from young adult to geriatric patients, with 36 hours per week on a 12-hour dayshift schedule and a sign-on bonus for experienced candidates.

The RN will apply the nursing process, collaborate with the care team, and participate in governance councils to support professional practice. Active KY license, BCLS, and ACLS are required within specified timeframes.

Qualifications

• Active Kentucky RN license.
• BCLS required within 90 days of employment.
• ACLS required within six months for experienced staff and within one year for new graduates.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessment and reassessment of patients.
• Develop and implement care plans using evidence-based standards.
• Provide care aligned with Baptist Health Louisville policies and nursing mission.
• Evaluate patient response to treatment and adjust care accordingly.
• Apply critical thinking and collaborate with the inter-professional team.

Skills

Active Kentucky License

BCLS Certification

ACLS Certification

Education

RN license in Kentucky

Job description

**Summary****Job Description:***Full Time 36 weekly hours, Dayshift* *- three 12-hour shifts; every third weekend****Sign on Bonus eligible for experienced candidates!*****Critical Care Mixed Acuity Unit**Mixed Acuity Unit is both a critical care and telemetry unit specializing in medical critical care. Staff in this department will receive both critical care and telemetry training and will see the whole realm of nursing. Care ranges from young adult through geriatric patient population.**Job Summary**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/reassessment2. 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.4. Evaluates patient response to treatment5. Applies critical thinking, clinical reasoning, organizational and leadership skills.**Minimum Education, Training, and Experience*** Active Kentucky License* BCLS Required within 90 days of employment.* ACLS will be required within six months for experienced staff nurses and within one year for new graduate nurses.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!### *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.