Nurse Clinical/UKHC/ CH 5MAIN / 7P WEPP

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

Job summary

UK Chandler Hospital seeks Registered Nurses to provide care to adult patients in the Chandler 5 Main Acute care area. This role encompasses acute medical/surgical conditions and requires delivering comprehensive, patient-centered care in collaboration with the medical team.

The RN will assess, document, plan, implement, teach, and evaluate the nursing care plan, deliver direct patient care, ensure patient satisfaction, and supervise Nursing Care Technicians while adhering to university policies

Qualifications

• Assess, document, plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive nursing plan of care.
• Deliver direct patient care and ensure patient satisfaction.
• Train and delegate duties to Nursing Care Technicians and follow policies and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide total, comprehensive, continuous and patient-centered care.
• Collaborate with physicians and nursing staff to improve outcomes.
• Adhere to university policies and federal/state/local regulations.

Job description

Registered Nurses in the Chandler 5 Main Acute care area at UK Chandler Hospital provide care to adult patients with a wide range of medical / surgical conditions.

The 5 Main Chandler Acute care unit provides acute, comprehensive inpatient care for patients suffering from a variety of medical diseases and surgical complications. As a part of this unit, the RN serves as an important component of the medical team. This team is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of multiple medical and surgical disease complications.

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.