Saint Joseph Hospital - Bardstown
Community Hospital · Bardstown, KY
- 2
- open roles, live count
- 52
- beds
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1 · Nights 1
Benefits
Up to $10,000 sign-on and up to $24,000 student loan assistance on the Med-Surg and Emergency RN postings.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You can read Med-Surg and Emergency RN pay posted at $30.00–$43.50 an hour, with up to $10,000 sign-on.
As of 2026Source 1: careers-commonspirit.icims.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.com
New graduates
You can get up to $24,000 in student loan assistance on the Med-Surg and Emergency RN postings.
As of 2026Source 1: careers-commonspirit.icims.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.com
Moving here
You would be coming into a 52-bed hospital in Bardstown that also posts as Flaget Memorial and CHI Flaget Memorial Hospital.
As of 2026Source: careers-commonspirit.icims.com
Experienced nurses
You can walk toward Med-Surg weekend nights at 72 hours a pay period, Emergency Services, or Surgical Services / general surgery.
As of 2026Source 1: careers-commonspirit.icims.comSource 2: commonspirit.careersSource 3: ziprecruiter.comSource 4: facebook.com
More about working here
Experienced nurses
They have advertised a full-time night-shift house-manager RN in Bardstown.
As of 2026Source 1: facebook.comSource 2: careers-commonspirit.icims.com
New graduates
You need a Kentucky RN license and BLS on hire; Med-Surg also asks for ACLS and PALS within six months.
As of 2026Source: careers-commonspirit.icims.com
Moving here
Their careers page still lists Flaget Memorial Hospital as a 2023 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.
As of 2023Source: careers-commonspirit.icims.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- RN Med Surg posted Weekend Nights, 72 hours per pay period; full-time night House Manager RN also advertised
As of 2026Source 1: careers-commonspirit.icims.comSource 2: facebook.com
- Charge opportunities
- Employer advertised a full-time night shift house manager RN in Bardstown
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Med Surg posted pay range $30.00-$43.50/hour (weekend nights, 72 hours/pay period)
As of 2026Source: careers-commonspirit.icims.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Emergency Services posted pay range $30.00-$43.50/hour, full-time
As of 2026Source: ziprecruiter.com
- Pay and benefits
- Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus for RN Med Surg and RN Emergency Services
As of 2026Source 1: careers-commonspirit.icims.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.com
- Pay and benefits
- Up to $24,000 student loan assistance for RN Med Surg and RN Emergency Services
As of 2026Source 1: careers-commonspirit.icims.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.com
- Pay and benefits
- Night shift differential advertised for full-time night shift House Manager RN; dollar amount not stated
As of 2026Source: facebook.com
Starting out and growing here
- Loan assistance
- Up to $24,000 student loan assistance for RN Med Surg and RN Emergency Services
As of 2026Source 1: careers-commonspirit.icims.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.com
Who they are
You would clock in at a 52-bed hospital in Bardstown that posts under a few names: Saint Joseph Hospital - Bardstown, Flaget Memorial Hospital, and CHI Flaget Memorial Hospital.
- Community Hospital · Bardstown, KY
- Hiring days & nights
- Sign-on bonus · 2 roles
More about Saint Joseph Hospital - Bardstown
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth opened it in 1951. Today it sits in CHI Saint Joseph Health, the Kentucky arm of nonprofit Catholic CommonSpirit Health, a system that describes itself as about 175,000 team members, 25,000 physicians and APCs, and 140 hospitals. If you take Med-Surg, the posting you can read right now is weekend nights, 72 hours a pay period, at $30.00–$43.50 an hour. Emergency Services uses the same range, full-time. Both list up to $10,000 sign-on and up to $24,000 in student loan assistance. You bring a Kentucky RN license and BLS on day one. Med-Surg wants ACLS and PALS within six months. Emergency wants ACLS in 90 days, PALS in six months, and Trauma Nurse Core Course within a year. Surgical Services / general surgery is also on the board. They have been recruiting a full-time night house-manager RN and mention a night differential without the dollar figure. Their careers page still notes Flaget Memorial as a 2023 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.
Founded in 1951 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of nonprofit Catholic CommonSpirit Health.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- Med-Surg and Emergency RN pay posted at $30.00–$43.50 an hour
- Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus on Med-Surg and Emergency RN jobs
- Up to $24,000 student loan assistance on those same RN jobs
- 52-bed hospital with Med-Surg, Emergency, and Surgical Services openings
- 2023 Best Place to Work in Kentucky listed for Flaget Memorial Hospital
- Full-time night-shift house-manager RN advertised
The hard parts
- Nurse-to-patient ratios are not published
- No nurse residency is listed
- Night-shift differential is advertised without a dollar amount
- Posted Med-Surg schedule is weekend nights, 72 hours per pay period
What to weigh
Nurse-to-patient ratios are not published for Med-Surg, Emergency, or Surgical Services.
Source 1: careers-commonspirit.icims.comSource 2: commonspirit.careersSource 3: ziprecruiter.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
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- Roles last seen active
- Aug 23, 2026
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- ERDays 11 open
- Med-SurgNights 11 open
Medical / Surgical Acute; weekend night shift; 72 hours per pay period; multiple RN Med Surg jobs listed.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: careers-commonspirit.icims.comSource 2: commonspirit.careers
Emergency
RN Emergency Services requires ACLS in 90 days, PALS in 6 months, and Trauma Nurse Core Course in 12 months.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: ziprecruiter.comSource 2: commonspirit.careers
Surgical Services
Active RN Surgical Services / General Surgery posting at Saint Joseph Hospital - Bardstown.
Source location unconfirmedSource: commonspirit.careers
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