RN Emergency

Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington; Lexington (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Student loan assistance

Job summary

Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY, seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care, perform thorough assessments, and implement individualized care plans within a dynamic interprofessional team.

The role requires strong clinical skills, critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset to support fast-paced patient recovery and outcomes. Eligible for a substantial sign-on bonus and loan assistance.

Qualifications

• Diploma of Nursing from an accredited program.
• Current Registered Nurse license in Kentucky (KY) upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification required; ACLS and PALS within specified timelines.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and analyze conditions to determine care needs.
• Implement and modify care plans with coordination and education.
• Administer medications, IV therapy, and other treatments per policy.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
• Evaluate progress toward patient outcome goals.

Skills

Patient assessment

Critical thinking

Nursing knowledge

Education

Diploma in Nursing

Registered Nurse license KY

Tools

CPR Certification

ACLS

PALS

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

This position is eligible for up to a $25,000 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 thinking skills 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

• Diploma Of Nursing Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, upon hire and
• Registered Nurse: KY, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 - months and
• Trauma Nurse Core Course, within 12 - months and

Preferred

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, 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.