Med Surg Nurse
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Frankfort, Kentucky
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty.
Posted Oct 13 · 1 year of experience
- Unit and setting
- Med-Surg · Hospital
- License
- RN license (RN) Registered Nurse
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Registered Nurse (RN) (RN) Registered Nurse
- Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) obtained after startAfter hire · within 30 days of employment Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Education
- Associate Degree
- Experience
- 1 year of RN experience 1 Year of RN experience required
Preferred
- Experience
- Med Surg experience Med Surg Experience preferred
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
Benefits
- BenefitsMedical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicineComprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- BenefitsFree counseling and referral servicesWellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- BenefitsPaid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absenceTime away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Benefits401(k) with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- BenefitsTuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a Galen College of Nursing partnershipEducation support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- BenefitsFertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
More benefits (19)
- Dental insurance
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Health insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Adoption assistance
- Loan assistance
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Family leave
- Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine benefits
- Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability and leaves of absence
- 401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Flexible spending accounts
- Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships
- Adoption assistance, fertility and family building benefits
- Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Assess patient condition on admission and each scheduled shift; report status changes Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
- Day to day
- Perform procedures and monitoring as ordered; document care in the medical record
- Day to day
- Administer prescribed medications; monitor response and act on unintended responses Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
- Day to day
- Respond promptly to patient requests and anticipate needs Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
- Day to day
- Educate patients and families on condition, treatment, medications, side effects and follow-up
- Details
- 170+ bed hospital Our 170+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Central Kentucky.
The workplace
The clearest public window into working here is a NICU travel posting: 13 weeks, three 12-hour nights, at a stated $2,147 contract rate.
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Med surg A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we’re honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That’s why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. Join us!
Job Summary and Qualifications
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.
What you will do in this role
- Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
- Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s), and ensure thorough and timely documentation of care administration in the patient's medical record. - Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
- Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the patient's medical condition, treatment plan, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, ensuring complete understanding by translating complex medical terminology.
What qualifications you will need
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- (RN) Registered Nurse
- Associate Degree
- 1 Year of RN experience required
- Med Surg Experience preferred
Benefits
Frankfort Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Frankfort Regional Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services for over 40 years. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 170+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Central Kentucky. Frankfort Regional has built an excellent reputation for outstanding subspecialty services. In addition, we have an exceptional network of quality primary care physicians in both family practice and internal medicine. We are consistently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky.
At Frankfort Regional Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Med Surg Nurse opening. Submit your application today and help advance the practice of nursing.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
What's around it?
Frankfort, KYFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 10% below the US average
- Median rent
- $944/mo
- Household income
- $53,073/yr, all local households, not nurse pay