Nurse Clinical/UKHC / 7A WEPP/ CH 6 NORTH / 6EAST

UK HealthCare; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

UK Chandler Hospital is seeking Registered Nurses for the Adult Medicine / Pulmonary Services Unit on Chandler 6 North and 6 East. The role involves providing continuous, patient-centered care with frequent assessments of pulmonary, renal, cardiac, vascular and neurological conditions.

Responsibilities include planning, implementing and evaluating a nursing plan of care, supervising Nursing Care Technicians, and ensuring adherence to university and regulatory policies.

Qualifications

• Providing total, comprehensive, continuous and patient centered care as described in the HTML.
• Ability to assess, document, plan, implement, teach, develop and evaluate a comprehensive nursing plan of care.
• Deliver direct patient care and ensure patient satisfaction.
• Train and delegate duties to Nursing Care Technicians.
• Adhere to University policies and procedures, as well as federal, state and local regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assess, document, plan, implement, teach and evaluate a comprehensive nursing plan of care.
• Deliver direct patient care and ensure patient satisfaction.
• Collaborate with physicians and nursing staff to improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Patient care

Assessment

Documentation

Teaching

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Registered Nurses in the Adult Medicine / Pulmonary Services Unit on Chandler 6 North and 6 East at UK Chandler Hospital provide care for adult patients who are moderately stable, with fluctuating patient acuity, have complex needs and require comprehensive care. Patient care will include frequent assessment of pulmonary, renal, cardiac, vascular and neurological conditions.
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.