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Surgery RN Lead OR Full Time Days

CHI
Lexington, KY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2026
Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Surgery RN Lead, you will provide comprehensive care to a diverse patient population, often from specialized service lines like cardiac, orthopedic, or critical care, continuously building your education and experience.

Every day you will perform patient assessments, administer medications, manage complex care plans, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, adapting to rapidly changing needs in a fast-paced environment.

To be successful in this role, you will possess an enthusiastic, patient-first mindset, keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency, thriving in a dynamic clinical setting where no two days are alike.

  • 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.

Required

Job Requirements

  • Associate Of Nursing Accredited school of nursing and 2 years of perioperative nursing experience., upon hire
  • Registered Nurse: KY, upon hire and
  • Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days and
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 - months

Where You'll Work

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.

Pay Range

$31.50 - $45.68 /hour

Salary : $32 - $46

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