ICU

Nurse Clinical/PRN Pool/On-Call/UKHC

Critical Care Per Diem pool will care for ICU patients within the UK Healthcare Enterprise at both Samaritan and Chandler locations. Per diem pay is based on the number of shifts agreed to work—with highest pay provided for night shift / weekend coverage. Pool pay based on levels.

The primary responsibilities for this position consist of providing total comprehensive continuous and patient centered care which includes: assessing documenting planning implementing teaching developing and evaluating a comprehensive nursing plan of care delivering direct patient care ensuring patient satisfaction training and delegating duties for Nursing Care Technicians (Nursing Assistant) and adhering to University policies and procedures as well as federal state and local regulations.

The ideal candidate will have the following: knowledge of Maslows eight Basic Human Needs and the priority within Gordons Functional Health Patterns Frame Work as well as Swansons Caring model superb direct patient care and critical thinking skills basic computer navigation skills and working knowledge of the internet ability to communicate in a professional and respectful manner with patients and their families co-workers and physicians and strong organizational prioritization and delegation skill.

The University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus. The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin ethnic origin religion creed age physical or mental disability veteran status uniformed service political belief sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression pregnancy marital status genetic information or social or economic status.