Nurse Clinical/UKHC

UK HealthCare; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kentucky Children's Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Pediatric Progressive Care Unit in Lexington. The RN will contribute to a family-centered environment, provide direct patient care from newborn to 18 years, and participate in a collaborative team focused on stabilization and monitoring of ill children.

The role involves comprehensive nursing care planning, implementation of orders, teaching, and coordination with physicians and care technicians to optimize patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Licensed RN operating in a pediatric inpatient setting.
• Ability to provide patient-centered care across diverse ages and conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide total, comprehensive, continuous, patient-centered nursing care.
• Assess, document, plan, implement, teach, and evaluate a nursing care plan.
• Direct patient care and ensure patient satisfaction.
• Train and delegate duties to Nursing Care Technicians.
• Adhere to hospital policies and federal, state, and local regulations.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Education

RN licensure

Job description

Registered Nurses in the Pediatric Progressive Care Unit at Kentucky Children's Hospital provide care for ill children ranging from newborn to 18 years of age. Patient conditions include: recovery from major surgical procedures and life-threatening medical conditions as well as traumatic injuries.

The Progressive Care unit provides family centered care and open visitation for patients' immediate family members. As a part of this unit, the RN serves as an important component of the Pediatric Progressive care team. This team is responsible for the stabilization and ongoing care of ill children who require constant observation, timely interventions, and/or invasive specialized monitoring.

The primary responsibilities for this position consist of providing total, comprehensive, continuous and patient centered care which includes: assessing, documenting, planning, implementing, teaching, developing, and evaluating a comprehensive nursing plan of care; delivering direct patient care; ensuring patient satisfaction; training and delegating duties for Nursing Care Technicians (Nursing Assistant); and adhering to University policies and procedures as well as federal, state and local regulations. Furthermore, this environment supports collaborative efforts among the nursing staff and the team of physicians to increase communication and enhance expected patient outcomes. This includes utilization of the nursing process in conjunction with a comprehensive patient-centered plan of care, ensuring patient satisfaction.