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Float RN

Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington·Lexington, Kentucky

$30 - $44/hrOtherOn Site2-5 yrsPosted 17 days ago
Practice for this role

Float RN · $30 - $44/hr

How this role compares

Computed from live listings

  • At the median vs. median posted rate for nursing roles in Lexington, Kentucky ($30.00/hr, n=99)
  • 397 similar openings in the Lexington area · median $30.00/hr
$7.50/hr · lowesthighest · $150/hr
this role: $30.00/hrmedian $30.00/hr

Shaded band: the middle 50% of 99 posted nursing roles in Lexington, Kentucky rates. This role sits in the 50th percentile.

About the role

Pay for this role is about level with the Lexington, Kentucky median for nursing roles.

The Registered Nurse will deliver compassionate, high-quality care by conducting assessments, interpreting data, and implementing individualized patient care plans. They will collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes while maintaining accurate documentation of treatments and patient responses.

Where You’ll Work Welcome to Saint Joseph East, a 217-bed, full-service, community hospital located in a convenient setting in Lexington, Kentucky.

Saint Joseph East also includes the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East which is dedicated to supporting the well-being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

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 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.

Requirements

Candidates must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing and possess at least two years of acute care experience. Required certifications include BLS, ACLS, PALS, and TNCC, along with a valid Kentucky Registered Nurse license.

  • bachelor degree
  • Documentation
  • Basic Life Support
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • Telemetry
  • Critical thinking
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • Medication administration
  • Trauma Nurse Core Course
  • Patient assessment
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Patient care planning
  • Acute care
  • Critical care

Benefits

  • Student loan assistance
  • Sign-on bonus

Posting details

Employment type
Other
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$30 - $44/hr
Location
Lexington, Kentucky
Posted
Aug 24, 2026
Closes
Aug 24, 2027
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington

Saint Joseph Health, part of CommonSpirit Health, is one of the largest and most comprehensive health systems in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with 100 locations in 15 cities, including hospitals, physician groups, clinics, primary care centers, specialty institutes, home health...

IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size5,001-10,000 employees
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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

Market context

Kentucky float RN roles need broad acute care skills

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.

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