Registered Nurse (RN) Medical-Surgical

Lifepoint Health•Maysville, KY

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to acutely ill adult patients using the nursing process and following applicable practice standards and organizational policies, values, and mission. The role coordinates total nursing care, participates in patient and family teaching, advocates for patients, and collaborates with ancillary and non-nursing departments. The schedule is full-time, 3 twelve-hour day shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The position is based at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky.

Requirements

Active Kentucky RN license or compact-state RN license; relocating applicants must update licensure to their new Primary State of Residence before employment begins.
Associate’s degree required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within one month of hire.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required within six months of hire.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification required within six months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform plan-of-care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care.
Document care provided to patients.
Monitor, record, and communicate patient conditions to the care team, physicians, patients, and families as appropriate.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
Collaborate across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including transfers, discharges, referrals, and spiritual or psychosocial support needs.
Evaluate patient and family learning needs and provide education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
Advocate for patients’ physical and emotional well-being.
Float to other departments as needed to maintain safe nurse-to-patient ratios.
Manage ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP, and Vapotherm equipment.
Titrate and maintain critical drips for ICU patients, with knowledge of indications, contraindications, and side effects.
Pass a rhythm recognition test within 90 days of hire or transfer.

Benefits

Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Paid family leave and paid time off.
Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
Loan assistance.
401(k) retirement package with company match.
Wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
Sign-on bonus based on eligibility.