Additional Job Description:
Education:
• Associate’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program is (required)
• All new-hire Associate Degree Registered Nurses (new graduate and experienced) are encouraged to start an approved BSN program.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program (preferred)
Experience:
• Minimum 2 years critical care or emergency department experience (required)
• 1 year of rapid response experience (preferred)
Licensure:
• Active Kentucky Registered Nurse License or compact license with privileges to work in Kentucky (required)
Certification:
• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)
• Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) upon hire or must be obtained within 1 year of hire (required)
Job Competency:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities critical to this role:
• Collaborates & Teamwork – works cooperatively and collaboratively with others toward the accomplishment of shared goals
• Values Diversity – recognizes and embraces the unique talents and contributions of others
• Services Orientation – desire to serve and focus one’s efforts on discovering and meeting the needs of internal and external customers
• Achieves Results: reflects a drive to achieve and outperform. Continuously looking for improvements. Accepts responsibility for actions and results
• Organizational Alignment: ability to align people, processes and organizational structure with UMC’s strategic direction
• Develops Others: views people, their knowledge and capabilities as assets and provides opportunities that allow employees to continuously learn and develop
• Communicates: practices attentive and active listening and can restate opinions of others; communicates messages in a way that has the desired effect
• Integrity: conducts business with honesty and professional ethics. Seeks to achieve results in the best interest of the organization. Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others
Language Ability:
• Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats
Reasoning Ability:
• Able to critically think through complex patient situations, process improvements, evidence-based practice
• Able to assist others in developing clinical reasoning skill
Computer Skills:
• Basic Microsoft, Excel, Word, Power Point