Registered Nurse; RN Hospice Inpatient

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Job Type: Regular

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zabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork.

Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

We invest in you personally and professionally.

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules.
• Retirement savings with employer match.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs.
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility.

The licensed registered nurse is responsible for providing evidence‑based clinical care to designated patients utilizing the nursing process. This includes assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care according to established ethical/cultural codes and standards of nursing practice, and working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes. The registered nurse also delegates tasks appropriately to other licensed and unlicensed health‑care team members and demonstrates respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in each encounter.

• Utilize the nursing process with regard to the care, counseling, and health teaching of the ill, injured or infirm to develop and implement a plan of care for each patient.
• Maintain current skills, knowledge, and competencies in area of specialty, utilizing evidence‑based practice, research, clinical judgment, and nursing skills based upon the principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social science.
• Document care provided utilizing Epic, Patient Data Base, Patient Education Record, Care Maps, Progress Notes, Flow Sheets, and other forms as applicable.
• Exhibit critical thinking and problem‑solving skills to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Serve as the patient’s advocate.
• Responsible for supervising, teaching, mentoring, and delegating licensed and unlicensed personnel based on their education.
• Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members to plan and deliver care.

• Demonstrate proficiency in the administration of medication and treatment as prescribed by physicians, dentists, or advanced registered nurse practitioners.
• Contact appropriate management/administrative staff (chain of command) as needed.
• Observe and follow patient safety alerts by accurate and timely entry of patient information in the chart and clinical documentation system.

• Participate in unit‑based PI activities to positively impact patient outcomes, monitoring and evaluating quality of care with focus on nurse‑sensitive indicators.
• Serve as a clinical resource to unit/department and to new associates.
• Know patient satisfaction goals and expectations to meet customer needs in a positive and professional manner.
• Assist with adherence to Joint Commission, State and other regulatory requirements.

• Support maintaining the budget within established target by assisting with setting priorities, allocating resources, and completing charges.
• Support the department and organization’s financial and productivity goals, maintaining efficient time management and adherence to time and attendance policy and completing duties within the defined shift.

• Maintain licensure and certification and complete all mandatory Net Learning modules, MID, leadership development education, in‑service programs, and programs intended to enhance skills pertinent to assigned clinical area.
• Participate in unit/department/system committees/councils.
• Participate in community activities and professional organizations to enhance…