What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse position at Meadowview Regional Medical Center?
Meadowview Regional Medical Center seeks a compassionate Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality care in our community-based hospital in Maysville, KY. In this patient-centered role, you will assess and monitor patients, administer medications and treatments, document care in the EHR, and collaborate closely with physicians and an interdisciplinary team. You will educate patients and families, support safe discharges, and uphold infection control and safety standards. This position offers the opportunity to impact a close-knit rural community while developing your clinical skills in a supportive environment.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions
- Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders
- Monitor, document, and report changes in patient condition using EHR systems
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team to develop and adjust care plans
- Educate patients and families on diagnoses, treatments, and discharge instructions
- Maintain infection control and patient safety standards in all care activities
- Participate in shift handoffs, care conferences, and quality improvement initiatives
- Support emergency response situations following hospital protocols
- Patient assessment
- Care planning
- Medication administration
- IV therapy
- Wound care
- Electronic Health Records (EHR) documentation
- Vital signs monitoring
- Clinical triage
- Patient and family education
- Infection control
- Care coordination
- Basic life support
- Advanced cardiac life support