Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical / Surgical Job at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, West Somerset, KY

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  • Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
  • West Somerset, KY

Job Description

Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical / Surgical at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital summary:

The Registered Nurse (RN) in Medical/Surgical provides comprehensive nursing care to patients, ensures implementation of individualized care plans, and collaborates closely with healthcare teams to promote patient recovery. This role includes patient and family education, medication administration, and documentation of care provided, while maintaining critical thinking under pressure. The RN supports facility operations, employee orientation, and quality improvement activities within the department.

RN - Med/Surg - Part Time - Nights
This position coordinates total nursing care for patients, participates in patient and family teaching, acts as a patient advocate and works as part of a team with ancillary and non-nursing departments.

Reports to: Department Director

FLSA: Non-exempt

Education: Associate's Degree Nursing (ADN) Required; Bachelor's Degree Nursing (BSN) Preferred

License: Applicants should have a current state RN license or a current multistate compact license and possess an associate orbachelor's degree from an accredited nursing school.


Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire;

Required Skills
Ability to understand, communicate, and react effectively to patient and family needs

Critical thinking
Work well under pressure while keeping calm and maintaining customer focus

Essential Functions
1. Assesses the patient's condition and nursing care needs
2. Sets goals and prescribes appropriate nursing interventions to meet physical, psychological, social and rehabilitative needs of patients
3. Develops individual nursing care plans
4. Implements care plans and makes revisions as needed
5. Evaluates patient care outcomes
6. Collaborates with physicians and other hospital employees
7. Administers medications, treatments and therapies.
8. Communicates with patients and oversees provision of care.
9. Provides patients and/or family with instruction and education relevant to condition.
10. Accurately documents nursing observations, assessments, medications, treatments, and other care given.

Nonessential Functions
1. Maintains facility equipment, supplies and work areas.
2. Assists in the orientation of new employees
3. Coordinates and supervises activities of employees and department operations
4. Participates in performance/process improvement activities.

Keywords:

registered nurse, medical-surgical nursing, patient care, nursing care plans, medication administration, patient education, critical thinking, healthcare team collaboration, BLS certified, nursing documentation

Job Tags

Part time, Night shift,

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