Emergency Department RN- Full Time, Mid Shift

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Springlee (KY); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Baptist Health in Kentucky seeks a Registered Nurse for the 2nd shift in a fast-paced 44-bed Emergency Department. This role supports patients ranging from neonate to geriatric and participates in STEMI and stroke center initiatives.

You will apply the nursing process, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to quality outcomes within a shared governance framework. New graduates with appropriate training are welcomed.

Formación

• Active Kentucky nursing license is required.
• BCLS, ACLS and PALS certifications required.
• New graduates with appropriate training are welcomed.

Responsabilidades

• Assesses patients and plans care based on nursing standards.
• Develops a plan of care and implements it per policy.
• Provides care and monitors patient responses to interventions.
• Demonstrates organizational and leadership skills.
• Exhibits critical thinking during the care of diverse patients.

Educación

Active Kentucky License

BCLS Required

ACLS Required

PALS Required

Descripción del empleo

Summary Job Description

Status: Full Time Weekly Hours: 36 Shift: 2nd 11AM-11PM shift available Emergency Department: 44 bed Emergency Department, this fast-paced ED treats an average of more than 150 patients per day. Types of cases include acute cardiovascular and neurovascular emergencies, general medical emergencies, traumatic injuries and psychiatric patients. We are recognized by the American Heart Association as both a STEMI receiving center and a designated Primary Stroke Center. The ages of those treated range from neonate to geriatric. An extensive orientation program allows the emergency nurse to work autonomously with a wide range of clinical specialties in treating the emergent patients and families. The ED fosters high levels of teamwork and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary group of professionals. New graduates with appropriate training and background are welcomed.

Job Summary

Registered nurse implements the nursing process for each patient regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric) assigned to his/her care and is responsible for the patient’s care within the parameters of the Kentucky Nurse Practice Act. The registered nurse promotes positive patient outcomes, quality of care and initiateschange through active involvement in unit-based and hospital shared-governance councils. National Professional Nursing Standards serve as guidelines for the registered nurse as he/she utilizes critical thinking skills and exercises appropriate nursing judgment. The registered nurse will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes . Also, the registered nurse will serve as a role model by actively participating in the process of continuous professional development, teaching and learning across the healthcare continuum.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

The following is a summary of the major functions of this individual's job. He or she may perform other duties, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below, and specific functions may change from time to time.

• Assessment
• Develops a plan of care
• Provides care according to policy and procedure
• Evaluates patient response to interventions
• Organizational skills
• Leadership skills and critical thinking

Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required

• Active Kentucky License
• BCLS Required
• ACLS Required
• PALS Required

Baptist Health Overview

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410‑bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40‑bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

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