ICU RN
Louisville, KY
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

RN, Intensive Care Unit

Location: Louisville, Kentucky Employment Type: Clinical, Nursing Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Job Summary

The RN provides direct patient care on the Intensive Care Unit using evidence-based nursing practice, the nursing process, and critical thinking. Responsibilities include:

• Performing and documenting comprehensive patient assessments, and developing problem lists and care plans with the interprofessional team, patient, and family
• Implementing and monitoring patient care therapies and procedures, and responding to changes in patient condition
• Delegating and overseeing care provided by other team members
• Providing patient and family education and explaining procedures and treatments
• Coordinating admissions, transfers, and discharges, including discharge teaching and coordination with Case Management
• Participating in unit quality improvement activities, such as patient satisfaction, patient falls, pressure ulcers, CAUTIs, and documentation audits

Required Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Valid RN license in Kentucky
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• 1 year of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience, obtained within the last year