RN Operating Room

CommonSpirit Health; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY, part of CommonSpirit Health, is seeking a registered nurse to deliver compassionate, high‑quality care across a fast‑paced environment. You will perform comprehensive assessments, manage patient plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes.

This role requires KY licensure on hire, BLS, and ACLS/PALS within timelines; expect hands‑on opportunities in surgery prep, endoscopy sedation, and patient discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse licensed in KY on hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) required on hire.
• ACLS within 90 days of hire.
• PALS within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe surgical environment with sterile technique and assist during cases.
• Prepare lab specimens and ensure instruments and supplies are ready for the day's procedures.
• Provide conscious sedation for Endoscopy patients.
• Initiate and maintain individualized care plans based on assessment data and nursing standards.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and care teams to coordinate discharge and transfer needs.
• Prioritize and perform interventions for trauma care and triage, and participate in patient/family teaching.

Skills

Registered Nurse

CPR

ACLS

PALS

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.

• Maintain a safe surgical environment, which includes sterile technique Assisting anesthesia and/or the surgeon before, during or after cases Preparing the operating room i.e.: equipment setup
• Preparing Lab specimens Ensuring instruments, implants, supplies are ready based on the type of surgery Be able to circulate and or scrub a case based on the day's assignment
• Provide Conscious Sedation to Endoscopy patients Continuously and systematically assesses the health care status of the patient, prioritizing and reprioritizing patient care based on assessment.
• Initiates and maintains an individual plan of care to meet identified patient problems or needs, based on analysis of assessment data, standards of nursing care and practice.
• Collaborates with patient, primary care providers, family, internal and community resources to coordinate patient discharge/transfer needs.
• Prioritizes, performs and delegates direct and/or indirect patient interventions necessary for the stabilization of the trauma patient. Prioritizes and performs patient interventions necessary for triaging patients. Participates in patient and family teaching.

Job Requirements

Required

• 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 90 Days

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

$30.00 - $43.50 /hour