RN Medical Surgery Unit - Georgetown, KY, United States - Georgetown Community Hospital

Description

Lifepoint Health's Central Kentucky market is comprised of four acute care, community-based hospitals, with over 50 outpatient clinics that provide comprehensive healthcare in the Bluegrass region .

Blue grass Community Hospital (Versailles, KY) , Bourbon Community Hospital (Paris, KY), Clark Regi onal Medical Center (Winchester, KY), and Georgetown Community Hospital (Georgetown, KY) are committed to our mission of making communities healthier .

A s a n integrated network, our facilities have the ability and resources to develop opportunities for professional growt h and advancement to accomplish your career goals.

We take pride in personalized patient care backed by high-quality designations to support a culture of safety for both employees and patients.

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Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
~ Choice of Insurance Plans (Health, Dental, Vision, Life)
~ Initiates and participates in multi-disciplinary care planning, interventions, and evaluations. Performs assessments and conducts preoperative interview of same day surgery patients. Prepares outpatients for surgery. Keeps accurate and complete Operating Room records. Reports malfunctioning equipment in a timely manner. Transports equipment to maintain equipment integrity. Anticipate needs for next day cases (i.e. arrival times, instrumentation, meds, discharges, follow up care)13. Provides immediate nursing care to post-operative patients. Provides safe transportation of patients to Nursing Unit. Discharges patients to Nursing Unit or to home. Is responsible for accurate documentation and maintenance of complete medical record. Works well in a team atmosphere and incorporates a professional attitude in his/her performance. Assess data reflective of patient's status; interprets appropriate information needed to identify patients' requirements relative to his/her age specific needs, based on units Policy and Procedures. Provide interventions based on age-specific criteria and departmental patient-care standards. Maintains stock, supplies, and drugs at PAR levels. Minimum Education Associates Degree - Required Bachelors Degree - Preferred KY Nursing License or equivalent Kentucky RN state licensure or compact licensure required
Required Skills Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment:
Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran