Registered Nurse (RN) Surgery

St. Elizabeth HealthCare; Summit Hills Heights (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and health coverage

Generous paid time off and flexible S

Employer retirement match

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Surgery Center located at the Edgewood, Kentucky campus.

Shift & Hours: 1st shift; Full-time, 40 hours weekly. The licensed nurse provides evidence-based clinical care, using the nursing process, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes. Requires nursing degree and licensure; compact license in primary state may apply.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing and be licensed to practice.
• Compact (multi-state) license in primary state of residence preferred; licensed where work is performed.
• Meets required hours for licensure and state requirements for clinical education.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based clinical care using the nursing process.
• Delegate tasks to licensed and unlicensed team members appropriately.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes.
• Demonstrate empathy, respect, and professional conduct with patients and families.

Skills

Nursing theory

Clinical decision making

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Medication calculations

Education

Graduate from accredited School of Nursing

Compact License in primary state

Job description

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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Benefits That Support You

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary:

The best career is right here.

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Surgery Center located at the Edgewood, Kentucky campus.

Shift & Hours: 1st shift; Full-time, 40 hours weekly.

Job Description:

The licensed registered nurse is a professional nurse who is responsible and accountable for providing evidence‑based clinical care to designated patients utilizing the nursing process. This is accomplished by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care according to established ethical/cultural codes and standards of nursing practices and working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes. The registered nurse is responsible to delegate tasks appropriately to other licensed and unlicensed health care team members. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Qualifications

Education, Credentials, Licenses:

Graduate from accredited School of Nursing. If eligible, must have a Compact (multi-state) License in their primary state of residence. Licensed to practice in the state where work is being performed. Meets contact hour requirements for licensure, including all state-required courses. Focus of education promotes nurses’ ability to practice in clinical area assigned.

Specialized Knowledge:

Demonstrates knowledge of nursing theory, clinical practice standards, procedures, policies and competence in mathematical calculations associated with medication administration. Competent to independently perform safe nursing skills and procedures.

Kind and Length of Experience:

Successful completion of preceptorship and orientation to the facility and clinical area. Able to critically think and problem solve in routine and emergency situations. *Previous RN experience in an OR setting.

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.

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