Registered Nurse

Scripps Health; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

We are seeking a Registered Nurse at Scripps Health in Frankfort, KY. The role centers on telemetry monitoring, pre-charting admissions, discharge counseling, and coordinating care to minimize readmissions.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of RN experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to thrive both independently and in a close team environment within a fast-paced healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years operating as a Registered Nurse.
• KY work history or strong reasons you’ll thrive in Kentucky.
• Frankfort grounding, or ability to plant roots quickly.
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings.

Responsibilities

• Pre-chart the next admission from the referral packet so the room is ready.
• Manage a contract panel of chronic patients, calling between visits when attention to detail drifts.
• Counsel patients on discharge meds to reduce Frankfort readmissions.
• Follow evidence-based guidelines to improve treatment results.
• Verify two patient identifiers before every draw, scan, and medication pass.
• Coordinate referrals, lab orders and specialist appointments.
• Map each patient’s pain across the shift and adjust comfort measures promptly.

Skills

Team player

Independent worker

Effective communicator

Attention to detail

KY work history

Adaptability

Job description

We believe great healthcare begins with people who listen, and we are searching for a Registered Nurse who does exactly that. Trade your Telemetry Monitoring and 3 years for $66,000 - $87,000 at Scripps Health, and the growth that follows is yours to build.

Key Responsibilities

• Pre-chart the next admission from the referral packet so the room is ready when they roll in
• Manage a contract panel of chronic patients, calling between visits when Attention to Detail numbers drift
• Counsel patients on discharge meds so Scripps Health sees fewer Frankfort readmissions
• Follow evidence-based guidelines to improve treatment results
• Verify two patient identifiers before every draw, scan, and medication pass
• Coordinate referrals, lab orders, and specialist appointments
• Map each patient's pain across the shift and adjust comfort measures before they ask twice

What You'll Bring

• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
• A KY work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway
• A Frankfort grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly
• Roughly 5+ years operating in a similar Registered Nurse position
• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• Confident communicator across email, calls, and in-person meetings

Across KY, the fast-paced healthcare systems people trust most often turn out to be Scripps Health, built quietly in Frankfort. Ownership at Scripps Health means you fix the broken thing even when nobody assigned it to you.

We pair $66,000 - $87,000 with a seasoned mentor, so your Venipuncture sharpens fast while the benefits quietly take care of everything else.