PCU RN
Corbin, Kentucky
Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. - 1 Trillium Way

PCU RN - Progressive Care Unit

Location: Corbin, Kentucky Employment Type: Clinical, Nursing Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: Full-time, 12-hour shifts (7P-7A), 36 hours per week On-Call: May require on-call shifts at times Weekends/Holidays: Required

Role Summary

The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the whole person and a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Responsibilities include:

• Performing and documenting comprehensive patient assessments and developing problem lists and plans of care
• Providing nursing rounds, treatments, and patient and family education
• Facilitating admission, transfer, and discharge, including discharge teaching and coordination with Case Management
• Delegating and overseeing team members' patient care activities
• Recognizing and communicating changes in patient condition
• Setting priorities for multiple patients and providing input into patient and nurse assignments
• Participating in unit quality improvement activities, such as patient satisfaction, falls, pressure ulcers, CAUTIs, and documentation audits

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Kentucky
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience of at least 1 year, with experience within the last year