National Resident RN Orthopedics

Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington; Lexington (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $25,000

Student Loan Assistance up to $24,000

Job summary

Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington is offering a Nurse Residency position with a November 9 cohort start date. This role includes mentorship, hands-on training, and a structured Nurse Residency Program designed to grow your clinical confidence and professional identity.

A generous sign-on bonus and student loan assistance are available. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver compassionate patient care.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required at hire (KY) and ADN degree with 0–12 months of RN experience.
• BLS/CPR certification required at hire.
• BSN is preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence‑based patient care and nursing processes throughout the lifespan.
• Collaborate with physicians and the interprofessional team to coordinate care.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability in daily practice and care delivery.
• Demonstrate professionalism and commitment to ongoing development.
• Develop ownership for assignments and clinical outcomes.

Skills

Evidence-based Practice

Interprofessional Collaboration

Leadership

Professionalism

Ownership

Education

Associate of Science in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

This position is for the November 9th Cohort Start Date Only!

This position is eligible for up to a $25,000 sign-on bonus AND up to$24,000 Student Loan Assistance

As a National Nurse Resident, you’ll step into a hands‑on, supportive experience designed to help you grow and build confidence from day one. You won’t be on your own. You can expect real mentorship, meaningful feedback, and a team invested in your long‑term success.

Every day, you’ll collaborate with physicians and a multidisciplinary team to deliver care that sees each patient as an individual. You’ll administer treatments, track vitals, educate patients and families, and play a key role in making sure people feel seen, heard, and cared for.

To succeed in this role, you’ll actively engage in our comprehensive, evidence‑based Nurse Residency Program designed to support your growth and professional development. With a strong drive to learn and a team‑first mindset, you’ll continue sharpening your skills while building a meaningful, fulfilling nursing career.

• Evidence-based Practice (EBP) and Patient Care: Builds skills to utilize current evidence based practice knowledge, the nursing process, critical thinking and problem solving skills to provide holistic care to individuals across the lifespan and care continuum.
• Interprofessional Collaboration and Communication: Learns to collaborate and communicate with the interprofessional team to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
• Leadership: Develops accountability for own practice, delegated care, and the coordination of care delivery. Behaves in a manner that supports colleagues, and maintains respect, trust and dignity.
• Professionalism: Acquires and maintains knowledge in nursing practice and assumes responsibility for the professional development of self.
• Attainment of Core Competencies: Taking Ownership: Has a basic understanding and knowledge of the current situation or issue at hand; ability to take full personal responsibility or ownership for assignments, activities, decisions and results.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associates Of Science Nursing and 0-12 months of professional nursing (RN) experience, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: KY, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Preferred

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire

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 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.

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

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 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.