RN Surgery Lead Outpatient Surgery Center
Job description
We are offering up to $25,000 Sign-On Bonus in addition to a $24,000 Student Loan Payback for those who meet the eligibility requirements.
Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington Kentucky. Founded in 1877 a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services including distinguished awards for cardiology orthopedics and stroke care. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
This position is located at our Outpatient Surgery Center, no weekends and no call required.
As a Nurse , you will advance your career by providing care to patients funneled in from other units in the medical center which will quickly acquaint you with a variety of injuries, treatment options, and disease states. This provides you with the education and experience to advance your nursing career in specialized service lines such as cardiac, telemetry, orthopedics, neurology, critical care, surgical services, and emergency.
You appreciate that you will rarely have the same day twice and you thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment. Your documentation and communication is thorough, adding value to the whole nursing team. You position your teammates to do his, her, or their best work- benefiting your shared patients by
You have a talent for planning and coordinating which patients and their loved ones appreciate. You have the ability to think critically, creatively, and unconventionally when necessary. Project management is a natural talent as you will coordinate care between multiple patients while keeping your entire
CHI Saint Joseph Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.
We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identify Theft
- Adoption Assistance
- Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
- Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
- Wellness Program
- Relocation assistance (if applicable)
- Employee Referral Bonuses up to $5,000 (for eligible referrals)
CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees, 8 hospitals, specialty clinics, and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY.
Learn more about CHI Saint Joseph Health’s Awards and Recognitions here:
Responsibilities
The major focus of this position is to plan, provide and supervise care for the surgical patients, supporting the service line team. Primary customers include the staff, physicians, patients/families and other members of the health care team. As a member of the leadership team, monitors and maintains clinical standards of care; maintains accountability for assurance of appropriate staffing resources and provision of quality, evidence based patient care. Acts as and represents Unit leadership when the Nurse Manager is unavailable. Demonstrates knowledge of and delivers care in accordance with the Kentucky Nurse Practice Act. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary team. Participates in maintaining staff competencies through education, mentoring and role modeling. Supports the Nurse Manager in interviewing and hiring employees; training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and mentoring/coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities
- Plans and provides direct patient care as well as supervision of personnel practicing in surgical service areas. Makes patient care assignments and facilitates patient throughout and directly observes staff performances.
- Proactively matches existing resources seeking ways to provide patient care that supports staff and maintains a therapeutic environment, collaborative, team environment.
- Assures that staffing and resources are aligned with patient care needs.
- Communicates personnel related concerns to Nurse Manager.
- Identifies opportunities for improvement and implements appropriate change using logical problem solving skills.
- Maintains Unit Professional standards.
- Maintains confidentiality of department information.
- Contributes to the efficient overall operation of the department focusing on timely starts for surgical cases, improving turnover times and accurately anticipating needs of each procedure.
- Other job duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
Required Education for Staff Job Levels
RN Degree
Required Licensure and Certifications
Current RN license in the State of Kentucky. New hire RN’s have 2 years from hire date to enroll in BSN program and it must be completed within 5 years of hire. BLS required. See attached grid for required certifications. ACLS and PALS recommended.
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
2 years of perioperative nursing experience. Must have ability to read, analyze and interpret common and industry-related documents. Must have the ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from patients, families, CHI Saint Joseph Health staff and the general public. Must have ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Must have the ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deliver successful results. Must have working knowledge Microsoft Office products. Must have the capacity to learn other relevant systems and databases, as needed.
PREFERRED Qualifications
BSN preferred
Pay Range
$27.70 - $40.17 /hour
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