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Location: Frazier Rehab Institute - 220 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202 

Shift: Nights-  7PM - 7AM

About UofL Health 
UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations, and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital.  Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical trials, collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives. With more than 13,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care. For more information on UofL Health, go to www.uoflhealth.org.

Job Summary:

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.  Deliver care based on defined standards of patient care and nursing evidence-based practice.

• Assumes responsibility for acquiring knowledge and skills necessary for patient care in the identified practice setting.
• Performs assessment and analyzes patient problems and conditions using critical decision making to determine need for standard, urgent or emergent interventions.
• Implements and/or modifies plan of care using assessment data, standards of care and evidence based practice inclusive of nursing care coordination, appropriate patient and family education, and discharge planning. Facilitates interdisciplinary partnership in patient care.
• Integrates ethical provisions in nursing practice and delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Evaluates progress towards attainment of desired patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective on-going observations and reassessment of patient/family and their response to the interventions and changes in condition.
• Practices patient experience best practices of AIDET, Hourly Rounding, Use of the White Board as minimal expectations.  May also practice bedside shift report and other best practices required by facility.
• Documents assessments and interventions in accordance with hospital policy and standards of care.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors. Demonstrates knowledge of proper identification of and reporting of medical/healthcare errors.  Protects the patient in the event of a medical/health care error.
• Utilizes resources appropriately and follows facility guidelines for documentation and charging of medical supplies and equipment.
• Assigns or delegates tasks to designated support personnel based on needs and conditions of the patient, complexity of the task, predictability of the outcome and facility policy.
• Collaborates with new employees and peers to support orientation, training and development opportunities. Supports the profession of nursing through support for nursing student clinical activities, as appropriate.

Area of Focus

• • 8 months – 18 years old (children and adolscents)
    • Working with patients who are receiving rehab for the following reasons:
      • Transplants
      • Neurological disorders (Cerebral Palsy, ADHD, Autism)
      • Brain or Spinal injuries
      • Multi Trauma
  • 18 years + (adults)
    • Working with patients who are receiving rehab for the following reasons:
      • Stroke
      • Respiratory
      • Burns
      • Amputees

Education / Accreditation / Licensure (required & preferred):   Current RN license in the State of Kentucky; BSN preferred.  BLS required.  See attached grid for required certifications.

New hire RNs have 2 years from hire date to enroll in BSN program and it must be completed within 5 years of hire.  See attached grid for additional certifications required.

Experience (required and preferred):   Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.