RN Med Surg

CommonSpirit Health; Mount Sterling (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, part of CommonSpirit Health, is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality care in a hospital setting. You will perform comprehensive patient assessments, implement individualized care plans, and collaborate across disciplines to drive positive patient outcomes.

The role emphasizes critical thinking, patient-first care, and urgency in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities for professional growth within a faith-based

Qualifications

• Associates of Science Nursing, upon hire.
• Registered Nurse license KY, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 days.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient conditions and determines needs for standard, urgent, or emergent interventions.
• Implements and modifies care plans using assessment data and standards of care.
• Coordinates nursing care, educates patients and families, and plans discharge.
• Maintains ethical practice preserving patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Administers medications, IV therapy, and treatments per policy.
• Evaluates progress toward desired patient outcomes.

Skills

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Patient care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Associate of Science in Nursing

Tools

CPR

ACLS

Job description

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

• Associates Of Science Nursing, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: KY, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days 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.