Department Name:
H3260:Neurosciences
Salary Range:
$22.44-35.95/hour
Type of Position:
Staff
Preferred Education/Experience:
No experience required.
Hours per Week:
Full-Time
Job Summary:
Registered Nurses on 7Main at UK
Chandler Hospital provide care for progressive care surgical (primarily
colorectal and urology) and epilepsy monitoring patients. Patient conditions
include uncontrolled and undiagnosed seizures as well as recovery from medical
surgical procedures including gastrointestinal, vascular, abdominal, kidney and
liver surgery. The Medical Surgical and Epilepsy Monitoring unit provides
comprehensive inpatient progressive care for medical surgical recovery patients
and extended EEG and video monitoring of seizure activity. As a part
of this unit, the RN serves as an important component of the acute care team.
This team is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of multiple medical
and surgical disease complications and treatment of patients suffering from
seizures.
The primary responsibilities for this position consist of providing total,
comprehensive, continuous and patient centered care which includes: assessing,
documenting, planning, implementing, teaching, developing, and evaluating a
comprehensive nursing plan of care; delivering direct patient care; ensuring
patient satisfaction; training and delegating duties for Nursing Care
Technicians (Nursing Assistant); and adhering to University policies and
procedures as well as federal, state and local regulations. Furthermore, this
environment supports collaborative efforts among the nursing staff and the team
of physicians to increase communication and enhance expected patient outcomes.
This includes utilization of the nursing process in conjunction with a
comprehensive patient-centered plan of care, ensuring patient satisfaction.
Deadline to Apply:
07/14/2019
