RN Med Surg

Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington; Lexington (KY); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver compassionate, high-quality care in a fast-paced setting. You will perform assessments, develop and modify care plans, administer medications and IV therapies, and coordinate discharge planning with an interdisciplinary team.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited nursing program, KY RN license, and CPR/BLS certification.

Formación

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Registered Nurse licensed in KY.
• BLS/CPR certification required upon hire.

Responsabilidades

• Assesses and analyzes patient conditions to determine need for standard, urgent, or emergent interventions.
• Implements and adjusts the plan of care with patient education and discharge planning.
• Administers medications, IV therapy, and treatments per policies.
• Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Evaluates progress toward desired patient outcomes and adjusts care as needed.
• Maintains patient autonomy, dignity, and rights throughout nursing care.

Educación

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary and Responsibilities

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
• Basic Life Support - CPR, 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.

Pay Range

$37.20 - $37.20 /hour