RN OB

Saint Joseph Hospital - London; London (KY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph London is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide compassionate, high-quality care to patients in a fast-paced hospital setting. You will perform comprehensive assessments, implement care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

Required credentials include a valid KY RN license, BSN by 2026, and certifications such as BLS/CPR, ACLS, and NRP within specified timelines. ADN-to-BSN transition is supported by the hospital.

Qualifications

• RN license KY required.
• BSN required by 04/01/2026; ADN hires must obtain BSN within five years of start date.
• ADN candidates must enroll in BSN within two years of start date.
• ACLS certification required; NRP within 90 days.
• BLS/CPR certification current or within hire period.
• Professional nursing ethics and patient safety emphasized.

Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate, high-quality care to patients.
• Perform assessments and clinical decision-making for interventions.
• Coordinate care plans with interdisciplinary team.

Skills

Critical thinking

Assessment skills

Nursing care coordination

Patient advocacy

Education

RN license KY

BSN by 2026

ADN to BSN transition

ACLS

NRP

BLS/CPR

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

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 and
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 90 Days
• BSN Requirement: Effective 04/01/2026, all ADN prepared RN hires are required to obtain their BSN degree within five (5) years of their start date. Individuals must enroll in and begin participating in a BSN program within two (2) years of their start date.

Where You'll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph London, a 150-bed regional hospital founded in 1926. Located on a 52 acre healing environment, Saint Joseph London offers private patient rooms that overlook a small lake and healing garden and has been recognized as a Best Place to Work in Kentucky for five years in a row (2020-2024).

CHI Health 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.