RN, UofL Hospital, SANE Program, PRN

uoflhealth; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UofL Health's University Hospital - UMC in Louisville, KY is seeking a Hospital-Based Registered Nurse to deliver nursing care to patients across age groups using established standards.

You will lead assessments, administer medications, plan and implement care with the care team, and promote safety and quality outcomes for every patient.

Qualifications

• RN license valid in Kentucky and eligible to practice.
• Experience in hospital-based patient care is preferred.
• Ability to work across age groups and with care teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients across age groups from admission to discharge.
• Administer medications per policies and document timely and accurately.
• Develop individualized, age-specific care plans with multidisciplinary input.
• Prioritize patient problems with safety considerations and family involvement.
• Deliver patient and family teaching and evaluate learning outcomes.
• Collaborate with unlicensed staff under supervision to ensure safe care.
• Assess outcomes and revise care plans to improve patient safety.
• Act as an advocate for patient rights and discharge preparation.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient safety

Care planning

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Primary Location

University Hospital - UMC

530 South Jackson Street Louisville, KY 40202

Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Job Description Summary

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12,000 team members-physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals-UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description

The Registered Nurse (Hospital-Based) is a competent registered nurse that will deliver nursing care to patients of varying age groups by utilizing the nursing process and nursing practice standards. The Registered Nurse (Hospital-Based) uses:

Nursing Practice Competencies to intervene to achieve safe, optimal patient and family centered care health outcomes;

Leadership Competencies to coordinate patient care and communicate with the care team;

Professional Profile Competencies to develop professionally as a life-long learner, and

Practice Outcomes Competencies to evaluate care based on evidence, the UofL Health quality model, and patient safety goals.

The Registered Nurse (Hospital-Based) demonstrates competency caring for complex patients and participates on the care team to improve the quality of care in the clinical area.

Essential Functions

Under the supervision of a clinical nurse manager, this position will provide nursing care to patients, and:

• Conducts systematic, continuous and comprehensive assessments of patient health status from admission or encounter to discharge across the care continuum to ensure patient safety, collaborating with the healthcare team, patient and family; care addresses all aspects of the individual and family, including age, gender, spiritual, cultural, physical, psychosocial and patient preferences and proactively uses safety surveillance to prevent adverse outcomes
• Independently administers medications per licensure authority, assesses and reassesses the effects of these medications, and documents administration in a timely manner per policies, procedures and regulatory requirements; consistently adheres to patient safety guidelines regarding all aspects of medication administration
• In collaboration with patient and family, plans care using current scientific knowledge, theory, and care standards within the nursing interventions and outcomes framework and national patient safety goals; constructs individualized, age-specific plans for optimal patient and family outcomes, as appropriate to the practice setting; incorporates data from the multi-disciplinary care team into the plan of care to assure continuity and appropriate patient teaching
• In collaboration with patient and family, identifies and prioritizes patient problems based on subjective and objective assessment data, patient safety considerations, patient and family goals and preferences, and nursing interventions and the medical plan of care
• Implements nursing care interventions to meet patient and family center health care needs. Demonstrates competent skills, appropriate clinical judgments and chain of command to promote patient safety and reach planned care goals and outcomes
• Competently and consistently assesses, conducts and evaluates the outcomes of patient and family teaching, from admission, or episode of care, to discharge, teaching reflects sensitivity to age, learning needs and cultural background
• Evaluates care by performing regular and systematic reviews of patient /family responses to interventions; revises the multi-disciplinary plan of care in collaboration with other care Team members to promote desired outcomes; recognizes care variances and takes steps to prevent or intervene with potential or real adverse events to promote safe care
• Serves as an advocate for the patient and family, demonstrates respect for their rights, responsibilities, and sensitivity to their preferences; prepares the patient and family for discharge; obtains feedback to promote positive patient satisfaction outcomes
• Works collaboratively, with appropriate monitoring and delegation, with unlicensed assistive healthcare providers, per regulatory and legal requirements, assuring safe patient care delivery

Other Functions

Demonstrates professional conduct and appearance and is accountable for actions and outcomes

Orients new members of the healthcare team as well as supervises students in the performance of assigned duties

May act in the role of relief charge nurse when the unit need arises

Maintains professional competency through continuing education, ongoing competency demonstration, licensure and professional activities; demonstrates valuing life-long learning

Participates in evidence-based practice activities, such as journal clubs, and discusses outcomes of care with c