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UofL Health RN Internal Agency, PCU RN

Primary Location: Jewish Hospital Address: 200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202 Shift: Job Description Summary: Bring Your PCU Expertise Where It’s Needed Most! Join UofL Health’s new internal agency team as a core employee with full benefits eligibility and premium pay that recognizes your experience and flexibility. We’re seeking experienced PCU RNs to care for patients on PCU/Mixed Acuity units through 13-week assignments at UofL Health inpatient hospitals. Hospital and unit assignments are based on staffing needs rather than individual preference. Flexibility to work at any of these hospitals is required. Bring your clinical expertise, adaptability, and commitment to patient care to a role that combines varied assignments with the benefits of being a core UofL Health employee. This opportunity is open exclusively to external candidates with at least two years of prior hospital-based PCU RN experience. Job Description: UofL Health – Jewish Hospital Located in downtown Louisville, internationally renowned Jewish Hospital is a 462-bed hospital known for its numerous medical firsts in Kentucky, in the nation and throughout the world. The first four hand transplants and the world’s first and second successful AbioCor™ Implantable Replacement Heart Transplant were performed at Jewish Hospital, which is also federally designated to perform all five solid organ transplants. UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in 1874, Mary & Elizabeth Hospital is a 298-bed primary care hospital offering advanced treatment in orthopedics, cardiology, medical imaging, surgical and emergency services. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital is also home to one of the region’s most successful Weight Loss Surgery programs that features the Lap-Band® system. The program is also unique in that it is one of the first in the U.S. to offer bilingual support services for weight loss patients. UofL Health – Shelbyville Hospital Located on the Colonel Harland D. Sanders Medical Campus in Shelbyville, Ky. for more than 110 years, this 42-bed community hospital is a vital resource to the residents of Shelby, Henry and Spencer counties. UofL Health – South Hospital UofL Health – South Hospital brings full-service inpatient care to Bullitt County and the surrounding region, expanding access to comprehensive hospital services close to home. With approximately 170,000 square feet, UofL Health – South Hospital brings modern and spacious inpatient rooms, enhanced emergency capabilities, increased surgical and outpatient services, new intensive care services, more primary care and specialty providers and more job and volunteer opportunities. Family and friends needing inpatient care can stay in their own community. Because closer truly is best. UofL Health – UofL Hospital UofL Hospital is a 404-bed hospital that has the only Level 1 Trauma Center and adult burn unit in the region. It was the first in Kentucky to be named a Joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. An academic hospital, the facility is at the heart of the Louisville metro area and at the center of the latest developments in patient care. Job Description The Registered Nurse (Internal Agency System-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 across all hospitals in the system. 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: 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 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 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 multidisciplinary 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 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 colleagues, demonstrating knowledge of care indicators; takes steps to improve care delivery by self and team and remains up to date with compliance, regulatory and accreditation standards Actively participates as a collaborative member of the healthcare team by communicating constructively using core behavioral standards. Identifies clinical and interdepartmental problems, resolving conflicts appropriately on behalf of the care team and patients; demonstrates ability to give and receive peer review and feedback, incorporating this into his or her practice Performs duties in a cost-effective manner, striving to avoid wasting hospital resources without jeopardizing quality of care and service Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times Performs other duties as assigned Additional Job Description: Required Qualifications: Associate’s degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program Minimum of two (2) years of hospital RN PCU/Mixed Acuity experience Current KY RN licensure or compact license with privileges to work in Kentucky Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) Preferred Qualifications : Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program