Palliative Care Med Surg Weekend Only RN Nights

Baptist Health; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a progressive healthcare team as a Palliative Care RN in Louisville, where you will implement the nursing process for diverse patient populations. This role emphasizes quality patient care and positive outcomes through collaboration with a dedicated inter-professional team. You will be instrumental in promoting a healthy professional environment and participating in continuous professional development. If you are passionate about nursing and committed to clinical excellence, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive and innovative setting.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus

Supportive work environment

Focus on clinical excellence

Teamwork and innovation

Qualifications

• Active Kentucky RN license required.
• BSN preferred, with BLS certification within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments and develop care plans based on evidence-based standards.
• Collaborate with the inter-professional team to enhance patient outcomes.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Clinical Reasoning

Organizational Skills

Leadership Skills

Education

Active Kentucky License

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Palliative Care Med Surg Weekend Only RN Nights

Apply locations Louisville, KY time type Part time posted on Posted 3 Days Ago job requisition id R25082275

Job Description:

**Sign-on bonus Eligible**

Job Summary:

Registered nurse implements the nursing process for each assigned to his/her care regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric) and is responsible for the patient’s care consistent with the Kentucky Nursing Laws and organizational policies and procedures. The registered nurse promotes positive patient outcomes and the delivery of quality patient care and initiates change through active involvement in the unit-based and hospital shared governance councils while contributing to a healthy professional practice environment.

National Professional Nursing Standards serve as guidelines for nurses as they utilize critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills and exercise appropriate nursing judgment. The registered nurse collaborates with the inter-professional team to enhance patient outcomes. The registered nurse serves as a role model through actively participating in the process of continuous professional development and lifelong learning. Utilizes the Nursing Process as the framework for providing care.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Performs assessment/reassessment
2. Develops plan of care utilizing appropriate evidence based standards of care.
3. Provides care consistent with policies, procedures, current evidence based professional standards of practice and Baptist Health Louisville’s nursing mission, vision, values and model of care.
4. Evaluates patient response to treatment
5. Applies critical thinking, clinical reasoning, organizational and leadership skills.

Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required:

1. Active Kentucky License
2. BSN preferred
3. BLS within 90 days

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.