ICU RN
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. - 4000 Kresge Way

Intensive Care Unit RN

Location: Louisville, Kentucky Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Role Summary

The RN implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person, creating a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Practice is based on evidence, current research, hospital and department policies, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. The RN coordinates and provides direct patient care on the unit, including rounds, assessments, treatments, admission, transfer, and discharge activities, patient and family education, and care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform and document comprehensive assessments that consider the patient's culture, age, and developmental level, and identify risk factors and presenting complaints.
• Develop a prioritized problem list and desired outcomes with the patient, family, and interprofessional team, and implement care therapies and procedures within scope of practice.
• Recognize, respond to, and communicate changes in patient condition.
• Delegate tasks, oversee team members, and monitor the accuracy and completeness of delegated care.
• Facilitate timely discharge, including discharge teaching and coordination with Case Management.
• Provide input into patient and nurse assignments based on staffing, unit activity, and patient acuity.
• Participate in unit quality improvement activities and core measures, such as patient satisfaction, patient falls, pressure ulcers, CAUTIs, and documentation auditing.

Required Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN)
• Valid, active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in Kentucky
• At least 1 year of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience, with ICU experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification