RN Gastro Med Surg

CommonSpirit Health • Lexington, KY

19h • Onsite

About The Position

As a Registered Nurse, you will provide compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. You will assess patients, perform skilled procedures, implement and adjust care plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes. The role calls for strong assessment and critical-thinking skills, a patient-first mindset, urgency, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment.

You will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for care in the identified practice setting; assess and analyze patient conditions to determine appropriate standard, urgent, or emergent interventions; and use assessment data, standards of care, and evidence-based practice to implement or modify care plans. Care includes coordination, patient and family education, discharge planning, medication administration, IV therapy, and treatments. You will also support ethical nursing practice that protects patient autonomy, dignity, and rights, and evaluate progress toward desired outcomes.

The position is at Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, and part of CommonSpirit Health.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Registered Nurse license in Kentucky, required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (CPR), required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care in the identified practice setting.
• Assess patients and analyze problems and conditions using critical judgment to determine the need for standard, urgent, or emergent interventions.
• Implement or modify plans of care using assessment data, standards of care, and evidence-based practice.
• Coordinate nursing care and provide appropriate patient and family education and discharge planning.
• Facilitate interdisciplinary partnerships in patient care.
• Integrate ethical provisions into nursing practice and protect patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.
• Administer medications, IV therapy, and treatments in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Evaluate progress toward desired patient outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time