RN Med Surg
About The Position
As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver compassionate, high-quality care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. You will provide individualized, comprehensive care by conducting assessments, performing skilled procedures, and implementing patient care plans. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment focused on patient outcomes. The role requires a patient-first mindset, critical thinking, assessment skills, urgency, and dedication to excellence. The position is at Saint Joseph London, a 150-bed regional hospital in London, Kentucky. Saint Joseph London is part of CHI Health Saint Joseph and CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit Catholic health system.
Requirements
- Associate of Science in Nursing, upon hire.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing. New-hire RNs must enroll in a BSN program within two years of hire and complete it within five years of hire.
- Registered Nurse license in Kentucky, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days.
Responsibilities
- Acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for patient care in the identified practice setting.
- Assess patients and analyze their problems and conditions, using critical decision-making 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, including nursing care coordination, patient and family education, and discharge planning.
- Facilitate interdisciplinary partnerships in patient care.
- Integrate ethical provisions into nursing practice and preserve and protect patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.
- Administer medications, IV therapy, and treatments in compliance with policies and procedures.
- Evaluate progress toward desired patient outcomes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
