PRN Registered Nurse - Post-Surgical (RN)

Registered Nurses are accountable for providing safe and reliable patient care in accordance to policy and procedure, CMS standards and regulations, and Joint Commission standards and regulations by:

• Identifying patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements
• Establishing a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promoting patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Assuring quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Resolving patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintaining safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protecting patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Documenting patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintaining continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintaining patient confidence and protecting operations by keeping information confidential.
• Ensuring operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Completes Nursing History and Assessment accurately within the 24 hours of admission.
• Determines and delivers age appropriate care
• Delegates duties based on complexity of patient needs
• Utilization of critical thinking skills in prioritization of care
• Develops, prioritizes, updates and maintains individualized plan of care
• Coordinates and collaborates Plan of Care with health care team
• Incorporates Discharge planning needs on the Plan of Care
• Documents interventions that are accurate, pertinent, timely and legible
• Administers medications observing the "6 rights"
• Maintains Barcode Override rate <10%
• Administers medication correctly based on patients age and clinical condition
• Includes patient, caregivers and disciplines in care and health teaching
• Ability to supervise staff member who provide direct patient care
• Practices within the scope of license

As a Studer Group Partner Registered Nurses must have the ability to develop a full understanding of the Studer Group practices and tools and communicate them effectively. Registered Nurses must embrace the Studer Philosophy and Principals by conducting him/herself in a professional manner. Registered Nurses will be held accountable to the following Studer Philosophies and Principals:*HCAHPS Patient Perception*Hourly Rounding with Intention*Bedside Shift Report*AIDET*Daily Huddles

Required Licenses

• Registered Nurses Must hold current license by the state of Kentucky or hold license in a compact state as a Registered Nurse.
• ACLS preferred.

Required Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) must be current. Accepted Basic Life Support (BLS) documents:
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• Military Training Network

Minimum Work Experience

• One year experience in Nursing/Surgery preferred.

Minimum Education

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing.
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing preferred.