Job Summary and Responsibilities
This position is eligible for up to a $25,000 sign-on bonus AND up to $24,000 Student Loan Assistance
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.
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Provides direct supervision of personnel practicing on Nursing Units, makes patient care assignments, evaluates assignments, facilitates patient throughout, and directly observes staff performance on their assigned shift.
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Proactively matches existing resources seeking ways to provide patient care that supports staff and maintains a therapeutic environment.
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Monitors productivity and assures that staffing and resources are aligned with patient care needs.
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Communicates personnel related concerns to the Unit Manager.
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Uses a logical, systematic approach to problems and problem-solving.
The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
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Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited program
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Active Registered Nurse Licensure in Kentucky (KY) or eNLC licensure with multistate privileges in good standing
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Basic Life Support (BLS)
Preferred Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN)
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Previous nursing experience in Med/Surg, Telemetry, Cardiac, Emergency, or Critical Care service lines
Where You'll Work
Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.
Whether you are an experienced healthcare professional or working toward that, we invite you to experience Hello Humankindness with us! CHI Saint Joseph Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. Learn more about Saint Joseph Hospital and its awards and recognitions here: Saint Joseph Hospital.
Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians advanced practice clinicians nurses and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2200 care centers serving 24 states.
Pay Range
$30.00 - $43.50 /hour
