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Job summary
Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington, Kentucky.Provides nursing care based on defined standards of patient care and evidence-based practice.Administers medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders and nursing policies and procedures.
Job seniority: entry level
Responsibilities
• Provides nursing care according to the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementing, and evaluating.• Implements appropriate nursing care interventions.• Administers medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders and established nursing policies and procedures.• Assumes responsibility for acquiring knowledge and skills necessary for patient care in the identified practice setting.• Performs assessment and analyzes patient problems and conditions to determine the need for standard, urgent, or emergent interventions.• Implements and/or modifies the plan of care using assessment data, standards of care, and evidence-based practice.• Facilitates interdisciplinary partnership in patient care.• Integrates ethical provisions in nursing practice and preserves patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.• Administers medications, IV therapy, and treatments in compliance with policies and procedures.
Requirements
• Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited program.• Active Registered Nurse Licensure in Kentucky (KY) or eNLC licensure with multistate privileges in good standing.• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.• Previous nursing experience in Med/Surg, Telemetry, Cardiac, Emergency, or Critical Care service lines preferred.