Nurse Clinical/UKHC

UK HealthCare; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UK Chandler Hospital is seeking an RN for the Neuroscience Progressive Care Unit to provide skilled nursing care for adults 15 years and older with neurological conditions.

Responsibilities include comprehensive nursing care, accurate documentation, and collaboration with physicians to improve patient outcomes. The role emphasizes direct patient care, teaching, and delegation of tasks to Nursing Care Technicians in a fast-paced team setting.

Qualifications

• Active nursing assessment and plan of care.
• Ability to document, plan, implement, teach, develop and evaluate a comprehensive nursing plan of care.

Responsibilities

• Assess, document, plan, implement, teach, develop and evaluate a comprehensive nursing plan of care.
• Deliver direct patient care and monitor neurological patients.
• Train and delegate duties for Nursing Care Technicians and Nursing Assistants.
• Adhere to University policies and federal, state and local regulations; collaborate with physicians.

Skills

Assessment

Patient care

Care planning

Documentation

Education

Registered Nurse License

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Registered Nurses on the Neuroscience Progressive care unit at UK Chandler Hospital provide progressive neurological and neurosurgical care for adult patients ranging from 15 years of age and older. Patient conditions include ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, isolated head trauma, spinal cord injury, spine surgery and other diseases of the brain and spinal cord. The RN serves as an important component of the acute care team; responsible for close monitoring and treatment of patient complications related to their neurological injury.

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.