RN, Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, ED

Job Description Summary

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

1850 Bluegrass Ave Louisville, KY 40215

3P - 3A (United States of America)

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.

• Conduct 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 administer medications per licensure authority, assess and reassess the effects of these medications, and document administration in a timely manner per policies, procedures and regulatory requirements; consistently adhere to patient safety guidelines regarding all aspects of medication administration.
• In collaboration with patient and family, plan care using current scientific knowledge, theory, and care standards within the nursing interventions and outcomes framework and national patient safety goals; construct individualized, age‑specific plans for optimal patient and family outcomes as appropriate to the practice setting; incorporate 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, identify and prioritize 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.
• Implement nursing care interventions to meet patient and family center health care needs. Demonstrate competent skills, appropriate clinical judgments and chain of command to promote patient safety and reach planned care goals and outcomes.
• Competently and consistently assess, conduct and evaluate 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.
• Evaluate care by performing regular and systematic reviews of patient/family responses to interventions; revise the multi‑disciplinary plan of care in collaboration with other care team members to promote desired outcomes; recognize care variances and take steps to prevent or intervene with potential or real adverse events to promote safe care.
• Serve as an advocate for the patient and family, demonstrate respect for their rights, responsibilities, and sensitivity to their preferences; prepare the patient and family for discharge; obtain feedback to promote positive patient satisfaction outcomes.
• Work collaboratively, with appropriate monitoring and delegation, with unlicensed assistive healthcare providers, per regulatory and legal requirements, assuring safe patient care delivery.

• Demonstrate professional conduct and appearance and be accountable for actions and outcomes.
• Orient new members of the healthcare team as well as supervise students in the performance of…