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CommonSpirit Health

Charge RN ICU Full Time Days

CommonSpirit Health, Lexington, Kentucky, us, 40598

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Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Charge RN, you'll oversee a department of frontline nurses caring for patients. Your previous experience in acute care, LTC, or nursing homes adds tremendous value to our nursing team.

Every day you will advocate for your fellow nurses as you support them in reaching their full potential, which aligns with your department's operational goals and objectives.

To thrive in this role, you need to be accountable and confident. You're an excellent communicator in 1:1 interactions and in front of groups. It's also important for you to be comfortable holding tough conversations, as you are responsible for the performance of your people and your unit.

Provides direct supervision of personnel practicing on nursing units, makes patient care assignments, evaluates assignments, facilitates patients throughout, and directly observes staff performance on their assigned shift.

Proactively matches existing resources seeking ways to provide patient care that supports staff and maintains a therapeutic environment.

Monitors productivity and assures that staffing and resources are aligned with patient care needs.

Communicates personnel‑related concerns to the Unit Manager.

Uses a logical, systematic approach to problems and problem‑solving.

Facilitates patient experience best practices on the unit (hourly rounding, etc.).

Job Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and 2 years RN experience, upon hire.

Registered Nurse: KY, upon hire.

Basic Life Support – CPR, upon hire.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 days.

Where You'll Work Welcome to Saint Joseph East, a 217‑bed, full‑service community hospital located in Lexington, Kentucky. The hospital also includes the Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East, which supports the well‑being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16‑bed Level III 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 hundreds of clinicians. Clinical excellence is delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

Pay Range $31.50 – $45.68 /hour

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