Neuro ICU RN
Lexington, Kentucky
Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. - 1740 Nicholasville Road

RN Intensive Care Unit

• Location: Lexington, Kentucky
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 1st shift, 3x12s, 7a-7p, weekends and holidays as needed
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Job Summary

The RN implements evidence-based nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person. The role coordinates and provides direct patient care on the unit, including assessments, treatments, admission, transfer, and discharge activities, patient and family education, and care coordination with individualized treatment planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform and document comprehensive assessments, identify patient risk factors, and develop prioritized problem lists
• Implement patient care therapies and procedures, respond to changes in patient condition, and explain procedures to patients and families
• Delegate tasks and oversee team members' patient care activities
• Facilitate timely discharges, 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 falls, pressure ulcers, CAUTIs, and documentation auditing

Required Qualifications

• Valid, active RN license in Kentucky
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS certification
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience of at least 1 year, including experience within the last year
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• Mixed acuity ICU experience