RN - Critical Care Job Pikeville area,Kentucky USA,Healthcare

Overview

Title: RN - Critical Care

Location: Pikeville, KY

Duration: 10 Weeks

Shift: Nights, 48 hrs/week; 7pm – 7am

Requirements: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, EKG required; travel experience required; 5+ years experience required

PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER

Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) is home to Kentucky’s only Level II Trauma Center, the nation’s largest autism center offering ABA therapy, and Eastern Kentucky’s only Level II Advanced Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. PMC nurses deliver compassionate, culturally effective care and coordinate all facets of patient care in collaboration with diverse healthcare professionals. Nurses can progress to managing the most complex cases in their area of expertise.

Why PMC?

PMC is in Pikeville, Kentucky, offering outdoor recreation and a full-service medical center with state-of-the-art equipment. The city features 348 beds and a Level II trauma center. Pikeville and the surrounding area provide safe communities and opportunities for professional and personal growth.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

PMC is inclusive, intentionally creating a culture of acceptance where all are valued and respected. PMC fosters teamwork and collaboration in pursuit of excellence.

Responsibilities

Assesses/reassesses young adult, adult, and elderly patients and applies the nursing process to: care of critically ill patients; airway management (basic and advanced); pain management; cardiac monitoring and care; post-operative vascular surgery care/recovery; neurological, neurovascular, orthopedic care; gastrointestinal care; pulmonary/respiratory care; genitourinary/renal care; enteral nutrition; skin assessment/care; central venous catheter care and maintenance; specialized IV drips/titration; medication administration; information management; IV therapy;

transfusion therapy; invasive monitoring; waive testing; sedation; assist with specialized procedures; use specialized equipment; manage Code Blue in the May Tower/Pediatrics; admission/discharge criteria; troubleshooting; infection control; continuous renal replacement therapy; manage Code Blue for inpatient areas; attend all mandatory education and in-services

Job Summary

Provides professional nursing care to assigned patients utilizing the nursing process, within established standards and practices for assigned patients.

Essential Functions

Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes to ensure optimal patient care as indicated.

Performs a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and re-assessments as per policy.

Provides individualized, age-specific care that supports homeostatic regulation, hemodynamic monitoring and physiologic functioning.

Maintains accurate and continued nursing documentation including patient histories, conditions, treatments, responses, and assessments of changes.

Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Maintains patient confidentiality. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and families. Functions as patient advocate.

Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development over the life span and provides age-appropriate care. Interprets data about the patient’s status to identify age-specific needs.

Interacts professionally with patient and family and involves them in the plan of care. Reviews/revises/updates/resolves plan of care daily.

Formulates a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness; includes family in teaching, as appropriate.

Supervises other health care staff involved in patient care. Allocates and monitors the work of others.

Assists physicians with procedures in the department as needed.

Responds promptly to changes in workload to achieve optimal productivity and efficiency.

Participates in development, implementation and evaluation of performance improvement activities to improve patient outcomes and processes.

Functions as a preceptor to orient new employees.

Enhances professional growth through participation in educational programs, literature reviews, in-service meetings, staff meetings, and workshops; maintains…


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