Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg Ortho
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
Florence, Kentucky
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Posted Aug 29, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 30, 2026
What this means for you
St. Elizabeth Healthcare is a community hospital, the kind of building where you learn every name fast. It's a night shift — quieter halls, a tighter crew, and your daylight hours back. Twelve-hour shifts compress the week — three days on, four days yours.
What the listing says
- Shift
- Nights · 12-hour
About this role
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Skills for this role
Requirements
- RN
- Compact License
- Nursing policy compliance
- Direct patient care
- Care plan evaluation
- Nursing
- RN License
- Hospital
- Internal mobility program
- Inpatient
About the employer
You are looking at St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s Grant campus near Williamstown, Kentucky — a Magnet-designated hospital inside a system that has served Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio communities for more than 160 years. If you are a new graduate, you can…
What reviewers appreciate
- ANCC-accredited-with-Distinction Nurse Residency Transition Program for new grads
- Competitive graduate-nurse base from day one plus NCLEX reimbursement and UWorld license
- Magnet recognition at Grant and other St. Elizabeth campuses
What reviewers flag
- Nurses frequently report pay lagging industry standards
- Chronic understaffing cited as raising workload and hurting work-life balance
- Mixed reports of micromanagement, favoritism, or toxic leadership pockets
Living in Florence, KY
Florence offers a relaxed suburban setting in Northern Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati. Known for its friendly retail corridors and the iconic 'Florence Y'all' water tower along I-75, it appeals to nurses seeking quieter residential living with quick interstate access to major metro hospitals.
- State price level · Kentucky
- 10% below the national average
- State index 90.2 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,329/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $71,003/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?