Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center•Edgewood, KY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Med Surg unit at its hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky. The role is full-time, scheduled for 36 hours per week on the night shift from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The licensed registered nurse is responsible and accountable for providing evidence-based clinical care to designated patients through the nursing process: assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care in accordance with ethical and cultural codes and nursing practice standards. The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes and delegates tasks appropriately to licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members. The role requires treating patients, families, visitors, and coworkers with respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy, regardless of cultural background. St. Elizabeth Healthcare describes itself as a provider serving communities across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio for more than 160 years, guided by a mission to improve community health and values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Hold a license to practice nursing in the state where the work is performed.
If eligible, hold a Compact (multi-state) License in the primary state of residence.
Meet contact-hour requirements for licensure, including all state-required courses.
Have an educational focus that promotes the ability to practice in the assigned clinical area.
Demonstrate knowledge of nursing theory, clinical practice standards, procedures, and policies.
Demonstrate competence in mathematical calculations associated with medication administration.
Successfully complete preceptorship and orientation to the facility and clinical area.
Be able to critically think and problem-solve in routine and emergency situations.

Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based clinical care to designated patients using the nursing process.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care according to established ethical and cultural codes and nursing practice standards.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes.
Delegate tasks appropriately to licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy toward patients, families, visitors, and employees, regardless of cultural background.
Perform nursing skills and procedures safely and independently.
Apply critical thinking and problem-solving in routine and emergency situations.