Registered Nurse (RN) Surgery

Join St. Elizabeth HealthcareEngage with us for your next career opportunity. Right Here.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.We invest in you — personally and professionally.Enjoy:Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.Generous paid time off and flexible work schedulesRetirement savings with employer matchTuition reimbursement and professional development opportunitiesWellness, mental health, and recognition programsCareer advancement through mentorship and internal mobilityJob SummaryThe best career is right here. St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Surgery unit located at the Florence, Kentucky location. Shift & Hours: 1st shift; Full-time, 40 hours weekly.Job DescriptionThe 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 to delegate 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.QualificationsEducation, Credentials, Licenses: Graduate from accredited School of Nursing, licensed to practice in the state where work is being performed. If eligible, must have a Compact (multi-state) License in their primary state of residence. Meets contact hour requirements for licensure, including all state-required courses. Focus of education promotes nurses' ability to practice in clinical area assigned.Specialized Knowledge: Demonstrates knowledge of nursing theory, clinical practice standards, procedures, policies and competence in mathematical calculations associated with medication administration. Competent to independently perform safe nursing skills and procedures. Kind and Length of Experience: Successful completion of preceptorship and orientation to the facility and clinical area. Able to critically think and problem solve in routine and emergency situations.*Prior RN experience in an OR setting is preferred.Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.