RN, ED, Shelbyville Hospital, 12p-12a at UofL Health

Job description

Primary Location: Shelbyville Hospital - UMC Address: 727 Hospital Drive
Shelbyville, KY 40065
 Shift: 12P – 12A (United States of America) Job Description Summary: For nearly 120 years, the people of Shelby and surrounding counties have relied on their community hospital. And now, thanks to UofL Health’s major investment in our services, we’ve made major improvements to bring more care and more convenience to our community. UofL Health – Shelbyville Hospital is located on the Colonel Harland D. Sanders Medical Campus in the heart of Shelbyville, just 30 minutes east of downtown Louisville. The hospital offers a full complement of inpatient and outpatient care, including: 24/7 Emergency Care All-Private Inpatient Rooms Diagnostic Imaging, including MRI, CT, PET/CT, Nuclear Cardiology, Ultrasound, 3D Mammography & Bone Density Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation Diabetes & Nutrition Care General and Specialized Surgery, including Gastroenterology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology (ENT), Pain Management, Podiatry, Vascular Care Pulmonology Sleep Medicine Wound Care Frazier Rehab Institute (Physical, Occupational & Speech therapies for adults and children) Renewed commitment, stronger medicine, what our citizens deserve. For care as vibrant as the community we serve, look no farther than UofL Health – Shelbyville Hospital. 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, appropr