Registered Nurse

Summary

Job Description:

Baptist Health Medical Group

Registered Nurse

Cardiac Surgery

St. Matthews area

Full Time/First Shift

The Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. She honors patients; mind, body and spirit by respecting human dignity and the uniqueness of each individual. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. The Registered Nurse is an exemplar for compassion, acceptance, respect and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting and environment focused on healing and wellness.

Essential Duties:

• Provides general patient care and education while collaborating with Physicians and other healthcare team members to deliver safe and effective patient care. Functions effectively in emergency situations.

• Summarizes the status of patients by giving a pertinent and concise report to other care providers as indicated by patient condition.

• Individualizes treatment care plans for each patient for review and approval by physicians on date of treatment and prioritizes and implements physician orders.

• Provides patient care according to appropriate policy and procedure as well as oncology nursing guidelines.

• Maintains knowledge of chemotherapy drugs and accepted treatment plans and builds and updates chemotherapy care plans based on physicians' orders.

• Monitors adherence with treatment plans and communicates with specialty pharmacies or oral chemo clinic pharmacists for oral chemotherapy.

• Completes prescription refills within the scope of the certification for this position.

• Obtains pre-authorization of medications as required.

• Coordinates lab work and any specific additional required testing.

• Triages patient phone calls and ensuring calls are addressed appropriately to avoid delay of care.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:

• Associate Degree in Nursing or higher from an accredited school.

• Active/unrestricted RN licensure in Kentucky or state of location of the practice.

• Must maintain an active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

• Previous experience in chemotherapy administration or outpatient infusion preferred.

RN, Registered Nurse, Cardiology