Night Shift RN: Pediatric & Adult Care

University Medical Center; Louisville (KY); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UofL Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (Hospital-Based) to deliver patient‑centered nursing care across age groups, using the nursing process and standards. The RN will lead planning and evaluation within the care team, incorporate safety protocols, and advocate for patients and families in a complex hospital setting.

The role emphasizes independent medication administration, timely documentation, and collaborative care planning with a multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes in a

Responsabilités

• Conducts systematic, continuous and comprehensive assessments of patient health status from admission or encounter to discharge across the care continuum to ensure patient safety, collaborating with the healthcare team, patient and family; care addresses all aspects of the individual and family, including age, gender, spiritual, cultural, physical, psychosocial and patient preferences and proactively uses safety surveillance to prevent adverse outcomes.
• Independently administers medications per licensure authority, assesses and reassesses the effects of these medications, and documents administration in a timely manner per policies, procedures and regulatory requirements; consistently adheres to patient safety guidelines regarding all aspects of medication administration.
• In collaboration with patient and family, plans care using current scientific knowledge, theory, and care standards within the nursing interventions and outcomes framework and national patient safety goals; constructs individualized, age‑specific plans for optimal patient and family outcomes, as appropriate to the practice setting; incorporates data from the multi‑disciplinary care team into the plan of care to assure continuity and appropriate patient teaching.
• In collaboration with patient and family, 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 center 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, demonstrates 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.

Description du poste

UofL Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (Hospital-Based) to deliver patient‑centered nursing care across age groups, using the nursing process and standards. The RN will lead planning and evaluation within the care team, incorporate safety protocols, and advocate for patients and families in a complex hospital setting.

The role emphasizes independent medication administration, timely documentation, and collaborative care planning with a multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes in a