CHI Saint Joseph Health System·Lexington, Kentucky
Deliver compassionate, high-quality care to patients by performing critical assessments and implementing individualized care plans. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes in a fast-paced hospital environment.
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.
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) on our Float/Flex Team, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery while presenting a positive attitude and being reliable, 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 thrive in this vital 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.
Conducts care assessments and interprets assessment data to determine care needs and constraints in meeting these needs.
Successfully completes system-based and hospital specific competencies.
Maintains accurate documentation of observations, treatments, teaching, medications, care given, patient response, and integrates into plan of care.
In collaboration with patients and families (as defined by the patient) the Registered Nurse is responsible for evaluating, planning, directing and administering care to the patient.
Implements plan of care based upon established standards of care/practice, policies, and procedures, incorporating cultural, religious, psychosocial, physical, and age-related issues.
Possesses knowledge of medications, and administers safely and accurately.
Appropriately delegates and supervises routine technical functions to non-licensed and licensed personnel.
Job Requirements Required Graduation from an accredited/approved school of nursing and Minimum two years of experience as an RN in an acute care facility, upon hire and For Critical Care areas, two years of Critical Care experience and For Telemetry areas, one year of Telemetry 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 Preferred Bachelors Of Science Nursing and For Telemetry areas, two years of Telemetry, upon hire
Requires graduation from an accredited nursing school, a KY Registered Nurse license, and at least two years of acute care experience. Mandatory certifications include BLS, with ACLS, PALS, and TNCC required within specific timeframes after hire.
Market context
Float RN positions in Kentucky are often competitive because hospitals need nurses who can adapt quickly across units and maintain safe care with limited orientation. This role typically favors candidates with acute care experience, an active Kentucky RN license, and readiness to complete required certifications after hire. Since the job requirements and benefits here are AI-summarized from the original posting, you can review the key details faster; if you apply, confirm your BLS status and prepare examples of flexible unit coverage from prior work.
