Welcome to Saint Joseph East, a 217-bed, full-service, community hospital located in a convenient setting in Lexington, Kentucky. Saint Joseph East also includes the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East which is dedicated to supporting the well-being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). 

CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. 

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

This position is accountable for the daily patient care operations of the assigned department, working under the direction of the Nurse Manager on assigned shifts.  Responsible for daily patient care assignments, maintaining clinical standards of care, maintaining labor productivity and supervision of the patient care environment; supporting the care team.  Supports the activities of the Nurse Manager.  Maintains positive inter- and intra-departmental relationships.  Directs patient throughput activities in the assigned unit. Maintains evidence-based nursing practices to achieve desirable patient outcomes in accordance with the Kentucky Nurse Practice Act.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

1. Provides direct supervision of personnel practicing on Nursing Units, makes patient care assignments, evaluates assignments, facilitates patient throughout, and directly observes staff performance on their assigned shift.
2. Proactively matches existing resources seeking ways to provide patient care that supports staff and maintains a therapeutic environment.
3. Monitors productivity and assures that staffing and resources are aligned with patient care needs.
4. Communicates personnel related concerns to the Unit Manager.
5. Uses a logical, systematic approach to problems and problem-solving.
6. Facilitates Patient Experience best practices on the unit (hourly rounding, etc.)
7. Maintains Unit Professional standards.  Holds staff accountable for behaviors and attitudes.
8. Maintains confidentiality of information of the department.  Assists in audits and data collection as requested. 
9. Contributes to the efficient operation of the department.
10. Performs direct patient care and accepts an assigned group of patients as needed.

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited program
• Active Registered Nurse Licensure in Kentucky (KY) or eNLC licensure with multistate privileges in good standing
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required to obtain within 3 months post hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN)
• Previous nursing experience in Med/Surg, Telemetry, Cardiac, Emergency, or Critical Care service lines