RN

Saint Joseph Hospital - Mount Sterling; Mount Sterling (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph Mount Sterling is seeking a registered nurse to deliver compassionate, high‑quality care in a dynamic inpatient setting. You will perform assessments, administer medications, and coordinate plans of care with an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

Required KY RN license, graduation from an accredited nursing program, BLS, and ACLS within 90 days. A sign‑on bonus of up to $10,000 and up to $24,000 in student loan assistance are available.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program and KY RN license upon hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; ACLS within 90 days of hire.
• Strong assessment, critical thinking, and patient-focused care.
• Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary team and coordinate care.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized, high-quality nursing care and critical assessments.
• Perform skilled procedures and implement patient care plans.
• Coordinate discharge planning and family education.
• administer medications and IV therapy per policies.
• Evaluate progress toward patient outcomes and adjust plans as needed.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to ensure best outcomes.

Skills

BLS CPR

ACLS within 90 days

Critical thinking

Care coordination

Education

Graduate of accredited nursing program

KY RN license upon hire

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

This position is eligible for up to a $10,000 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.

• Assumes responsibility for acquiring knowledge and skills necessary for patient care in the identified practice setting.
• Performs assessment and analyzes patient problems and conditions using critical decisioning to determine need for standard, urgent or emergent interventions.
• Implements and/or modifies plan of care using assessment data, standards of care and evidence based practice inclusive of nursing care coordination, appropriate patient and family education, and discharge planning. Facilitates interdisciplinary partnership in patient care.
• Integrates ethical provisions in nursing practice and delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Administers medications, IV therapy, and treatments in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Evaluates progress towards attainment of desired patient outcomes.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing., upon hire
• Registered Nurse: KY, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days

Where You'll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, a not-for-profit, faith-based hospital founded in 1918. Formerly known as Mary Chiles Hospital, Saint Joseph Mount Sterling serves as a 42-bed community hospital and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 employees 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.