Job Description

Registered Nurse, ICU at Bourbon Community Hospital summary:

A Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) providing comprehensive patient care including medication administration, clinical treatments, and monitoring critical conditions. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care, educates patients and families, and manages advanced life-support equipment and critical drips. Committed to patient advocacy, safety, and professional development within a community hospital setting.

Registered Nurse (RN), ICU

Job Type: Full Time | Nights

10k Sign On Bonus

Who We Are:

People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Bourbon Community Hospital, a 58-bed acute care facility, is proud to offer our community the latest in technology in a quiet hometown atmosphere. Our patients are our friends, our neighbors, and our family. We provide the highest quality of care to our patients in over 20 specialty areas.

Where We Are:

Bourbon County is home to beautiful horse farms, expansive golf courses, one of Kentucky’s oldest drive-in theaters, winding waterways, beautiful historic architecture and historic attractions. Here spend the day enjoying Horses-History-and Hospitality. There is even a 20’ tall Eiffel Tower!

Why Choose Us:

• Health (Medical, Dental, Vision) and 401K Benefits for full-time employees
• Competitive Paid Time Off / Extended Illness Bank package for full-time employee
• Employee Assistance Program – mental, physical, and financial wellness assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
• Professional development opportunities
• And much more…

Position Summary:

• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
• Documents patient care given.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
• Floats to other departments as needed to maintain safe nurse-to-patient ratios.
• Able to manage ventilators, cpap/bipap, vapotherms.
• Able to titrate and maintain critical drips on the ICU patient, including knowledge of indications, contraindications, and side effects.
• Must pass a rhythm recognition test within 90 days of hire/transfer.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Associate's Degree in Nursing Required; Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Preferred

License: Current RN to practice in the state of KY

Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 1 year of hire; Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 1 year of hire; Handle with Care to be received within 30 days of orientation and kept annually.

EEOC Statement:

Bourbon Community Hospital is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

Keywords:

Registered Nurse, ICU nursing, critical care, patient care, medication administration, ventilator management, clinical treatments, patient education, advanced life support, healthcare

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Relocation package, Night shift,

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