Med Surg RN Job in Paducah, KY

Join Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. in Paducah, KY as a Med Surg RN for a 13-week travel assignment. You'll work 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, 36 hours per week, with an expected weekly pay of $2,187. This role requires you to be available for holiday and weekend work with no special scheduling restrictions.

In this position, you will implement professional nursing practice centered on whole-person patient care and creation of a healing and wellness environment. Your core responsibilities include:

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments in accordance with RN scope of practice, considering patient culture, age, and developmental level
• Identify patient risk factors and collect objective and subjective data, obtaining health information from family as necessary
• Develop and prioritize patient problem lists based on input from the inter-professional team
• Design and implement care interventions relevant to patient culture and age
• Determine desired outcomes in coordination with patient and family in accordance with medical plan of care
• Explain procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and family members
• Recognize, respond to, and communicate changes in patient condition appropriately
• Conduct and document ongoing assessments and responses to procedures and therapies using the nursing process
• Delegate tasks appropriately and oversee team members in the performance of patient care activities
• Monitor accuracy and completeness of delegated patient care
• Identify and address educational needs of patients related to prioritized problems
• Facilitate patient discharge process by executing discharge orders and coordinating with Case Management
• Actively participate in unit-based quality improvement activities including patient satisfaction, patient falls, pressure ulcers, CAUTIs, and documentation auditing

You will promote a positive group dynamic and healing environment through your words and actions, working as part of an inter-professional care team to deliver safe, compassionate patient care.