RN, Surgical Services/Procedural (Cath Lab, CVOR, Endo, EP Lab, IR, OR, Pre-Op, PACU), UofL Health, All Locations and Shifts

Primary Location: University Hospital - UMC Address: 530 South Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
 Shift: Job Description Summary: At UofL Health, we have diverse RN opportunities within our procedural and surgical services departments. We are looking for RNs in the following departments: * Cath Lab (Jewish, Mary and Elizabeth, South Hospitals) * CVOR (Jewish Hospital) * Endoscopy * EP Lab (Jewish Hospital) * Interventional Radiology * Main OR * Outpatient Surgery * Pre-Op * PACU The Registered Nurse is a competent nurse that will deliver nursing care to patients of varying age groups by utilizing the nursing process and nursing practice standards.

The Registered Nurse demonstrates competency caring for complex patients and participates on the care team to improve the quality of care in the clinical area. The Registered Nurse uses: *Nursing Practice Competencies to intervene to achieve safe, optimal patient and family centered care health outcomes; *Leadership Competencies to coordinate patient care and communicate with the care team; *Professional Profile Competencies to develop professionally as a life-long learner, and *Practice Outcomes Competencies to evaluate care based on evidence, the UofL Health quality model, and patient safety goals.

Job Description: Jewish Hospital: UofL Health – Jewish Hospital opened in 1905 with a mission to provide all patients with the highest quality care and a strong emphasis on research and education. Located in the heart of the downtown medical campus, Jewish Hospital is a 462-bed, internationally renowned, comprehensive, quaternary medical center that is developing leading-edge advancements in a vast number of specialties and services including heart care, neurosciences, orthopedics and surgical care.

UofL Health – Jewish Hospital is ranked as “High Performing” by U.S. News & World Report in four specialty conditions and procedures: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure, & Pacemaker Implantation. This recognition is given to programs that demonstrate exceptional performance in the respective areas. Only a small percentage of hospitals achieve the “High Performing” ranking for each area.

Jewish Hospital is Kentucky’s first hospital to be designated as a federally approved center for five solid organ transplants: heart, lung, liver, kidney and pancreas. It’s among a very small percentage of hospitals across the country capable of performing this complex mix of cases. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital: UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital is a 298-bed, full-service hospital which has served generations of patients in south Louisville.

Originally founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in 1874, the hospital offers a full range of vascular, orthopedic, cardiac, neurological, surgical, rehabilitative and 24/7 emergency services including 24/7 STEMI service. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital is home to UofL Health – Weight Loss Care, the region’s only weight-loss management program utilizing the Lap-Band® System. In addition, the hospital provides the Orbera® gastric balloon procedure.

The hospital has been recognized as one of the first health care facilities in the nation to receive a Blue Distinction® Center for bariatric surgery. Medical Center East: UofL Health – Medical Center East is an ambulatory surgery center that features 40 private patient suites. Each suite is designed to provide the utmost patient comfort and privacy. From registration to discharge, Medical Center East’s highly experienced staff ensures that patients receive a level of standard-setting care that has earned the center the reputation as one of Louisville’s most desired facilities for outpatient procedures.

Patients having outpatient procedures at Medical Center East can remain up to 23 hours from the time of admission. With that, the facility accommodates a full array of surgical procedures including those in the areas of: ENT, General Surgery