Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. - 1025 New Moody Lane

RN Med Surg/Telemetry

Location: La Grange, Kentucky Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours: 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week Shift: 3x12-hour shifts, plus every third weekend and holiday rotation. This year, the rotation includes Christmas Eve or Christmas Day and either New Year's Eve or New Year's Day.

Job Summary

The RN provides direct patient care on the unit, following evidence-based practice, hospital and department policies, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Responsibilities include:

• Performing and documenting comprehensive assessments, identifying risk factors, and developing a prioritized problem list with the interprofessional team
• Implementing and monitoring care plans, including treatments, procedures, and delegated tasks
• Recognizing and communicating changes in patient condition
• Providing patient and family education and explaining procedures
• Coordinating admissions, transfers, and discharges, including discharge teaching and coordination with Case Management
• Providing input on patient and nurse assignments based on staffing, unit activity, and patient acuity
• Participating in unit quality improvement activities and core measures, such as patient satisfaction, falls, pressure ulcers, CAUTIs, and documentation audits

Requirements

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Valid, active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in Kentucky
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience (1 year), completed within the last year

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous nursing experience
• BSN

Skills

• Communicating clearly, verbally and in writing, and collaborating with the care team
• Working respectfully with coworkers and customers
• Assessing age-specific patient safety issues and implementing appropriate safety devices
• Familiarity with computer systems and applications, or ability to be trained