Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg Pulmonary
At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days
- Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
- Retirement savings with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
- Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
- Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility
About the Role
The licensed registered nurse is a professional nurse who is responsible and accountable for providing evidence-based clinical care to designated patients utilizing the nursing process. This is accomplished by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care according to established ethical/cultural codes and standards of nursing practices and working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes. The registered nurse is responsible for delegating tasks appropriately to other licensed and unlicensed health care team members.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors, and other employees regardless of cultural background.
Schedule
Night shift, 7:00 pm - 7:00 am; Part-time, 24 hours weekly.
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care utilizing the nursing process
- Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to achieve patient outcomes
- Delegate tasks appropriately to other licensed and unlicensed health care team members
- Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in all patient and team interactions
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
- Compact (multi-state) License in primary state of residence, if eligible
- Licensed to practice nursing in the state where work is performed
- Meets contact hour requirements for licensure, including all state-required courses
- Education focus promotes ability to practice in assigned clinical area
Skills & Experience
- Knowledge of nursing theory, clinical practice standards, procedures, and policies
- Competence in mathematical calculations for medication administration
- Ability to independently perform safe nursing skills and procedures
- Successful completion of preceptorship and orientation to the facility and clinical area
- Critical thinking and problem-solving in routine and emergency situations