Charge Nurse Neuro Spine Full Time Nights
Louisville, Kentucky
Posted Sep 22 · New grads welcomed
- License
- RN licenseActive Kentucky RN License required.
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Active Kentucky RN License required. Check your license
- Certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required.
- Education
- Associate's degree in nursing required.
- Also asks
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required.
- Also asks
- If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
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Posted on BHS Baptist Healthcare System’s careers page.
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- Summary
- Charge Nurse Neuro Spine- Full Time, Nights
- Status: Full Time
- Shift: Third
About The Unit
The twenty-four-bed Neuroscience unit offers specialized nursing assessment and care to patients with both neurological and neurosurgical diagnoses. Typical patients include those with a diagnosis of stroke, post-op craniotomy, post-op discectomy and other back surgeries, as well as post-cerebral embolization. Unit nursing care is complemented by the expertise of two Neuroscience Coordinators. New Graduate Nurses are welcome.
Job Summary
The Charge Nurse is an entry-level management position responsible for the coordination of care on designated shifts. He/she will provide leadership to the staff members of the unit in the area of patient care. A) As a Registered nurse, he/she implements the nursing process for each patient regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric) assigned to his/her care and is responsible for the patient’s care within the parameters of the Kentucky Nurse Practice Act.
The charge nurse promotes positive patient outcomes; quality of care and initiates change through active involvement in unit-based and hospital shared-governance councils. B) National Professional Nursing Standards serve as guidelines for the charge nurse as he/she utilizes critical thinking skills and exercises appropriate nursing judgment. The charge nurse will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.
Also, the charge nurse will serve as a role model by actively participating in the process of continuous professional development, teaching and learning across the healthcare continuum.
Requirements
Active Kentucky RN License required. Associate's degree in nursing required. Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required. If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
What's around it?
Louisville, KY
Living costs about 10% below the US average