Registered Nurse (RN) Float Pool

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

PTO and Insurance

Tuition assistance

Wellness programs

Clinical ladder eligibility

Job summary

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Kentucky, is seeking a Float RN to deliver direct patient care across multiple inpatient units alongside a collaborative team of clinicians. You’ll assess patient needs, administer treatments, document care, and communicate with families to support safe, high‑quality care.

Requires an Associate’s degree in nursing and active Kentucky RN license; 1–2 years bedside RN experience with 2–4 years CCU/critical care preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in nursing required; bachelor's degree preferred.
• Active Kentucky RN license (single-state or compact) required.
• 1–2 years bedside RN experience required; 2–4 years critical care experience preferred.
• Ability to float across units and adapt to changing patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care using the nursing process across multiple inpatient units.
• Demonstrates flexibility to float where needed and collaborates with interprofessional teams.
• Performs plan‑of‑care interventions including medication administration and treatments.
• Documents care in a timely, accurate manner and communicates with the care team.
• Monitors patient conditions and collaborates on transfers and discharges.
• Supports activities of daily living and patient education.

Skills

Critical thinking

Clinical software

English communication

Skills Competency Checklist

Cardiac rhythms test

Education

Associate's degree in nursing

Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred

Tools

Clinical software systems

Job description

Commitment Bonus: $15,000 two-year commitment of employment

Days Full Time 6:30-7:00 Rotating Weekends

Your Experience Matters

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

Join our team as a Float Nurse where you will provide compassionate care to patients alongside a dedicated team of Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Certified Nurse Assistants. You will play a crucial role in assessing patient needs, administering treatments, and ensuring patient comfort and safety. This position offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment focused on delivering high-quality patient care.

More About Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital

Established in 1976, Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital has provided quality healthcare to area residents for over 40 years. LCRH is a 295-bed acute care facility, providing healthcare services for an 11-county service area in south central Kentucky.

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is a 295-bed hospital located in Somerset, Kentucky, and is part of Lifepoint Health , a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone-your experience matters.

How You'll Contribute

• Provides direct patient care using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice across multiple inpatient units.
• Demonstrates flexibility to float where needed and collaborate with interprofessional teams to support safe, high-quality care.
• Performs plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and related medical care.
• Documents care provided in a timely, accurate manner.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition to the care team, physicians, patients, and families.
• Assists with activities of daily living (hygiene, elimination, nutrition, ambulation).
• Displays initiative and flexibility to float throughout the building to support departments and staff.
• Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate care (transfers, discharges, referrals, psychosocial/spiritual support).
• Assesses learning needs; provides age- and culture-appropriate patient/family education.
• Advocates for the physical and emotional well-being of patients.
• Participates in performance improvement and required education; works other shifts/units as needed and may take on-call assignments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

Patient Populations Served: Neonate, Infant, Early Childhood, Late Childhood, Adolescent, Young Adult, Middle Adult, Older Adult. Protected Health Information Accessed: Demographic, Clinical, Insurance, Financial, Complete Medical Record.

Exposure: Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens may be present.

Physical Requirements (typical): Frequent standing, walking, lifting/moving patients, keyboard entry, and repetitive hand/arm movements; occasional sitting, squatting, and kneeling; rare running or climbing.

Possible exposure to biological and chemical hazards, including blood/body fluids, hazardous medications, gases/vapors/fumes, and latex.

Why Join Us

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Clinical Ladder Eligible - increase base pay by completing the clinical ladder levels

What We Are Looking For

• Critical thinking, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision in stressful environments.
• Ability to quickly learn and navigate multiple clinical software systems.
• Effective English communication (read, write, speak, and understand).
• Ability to complete the Skills Competency Checklist within 90 days of hire.

Skills

• Critical thinking, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision in stressful environments.
• Ability to quickly learn and navigate multiple clinical software systems.
• Effective English communication (read, write, speak, and understand).
• Ability to complete the Skills Competency Checklist within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to successfully complete a Cardiac Rhythms Test within 30 days of hire.

Education

Associate's degree in nursing required, bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.

Experience

1- 2 years minimum bedside RN experience required; 2- 4 years critical care experience preferred.

License

Current RN license in state of practice. Active Kentucky license (single state or compact) required. If relocating, licensure must be updated to the new Primary State of Residence (PSOR) before employment begins. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Certifications

• BCLS required; ACLS and PALS preferred; Handle with Care preferred.

EEOC Statement

"Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.