Registered Nurse - Surgical Care

Owensboro Health

1 month ago

United StatesFull TimeNursing

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Owensboro Health as a Registered Nurse - Surgical Care in United States. Entity: Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Department: Surgical Care | Work Hours: 7p-7a | Weekend Requirements: One | 0.9 FTE Job Summary: Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Key Responsibilities

Performs functions related to problem definition, data collection, interpretation and analysis, Implements and monitors patient care plans.

Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.

Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.

Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.

Requirements

Licensed as a Registered Nurse. Eligible to practice nursing in the State of Kentucky required upon hire AND BLS

Hospital) Standing: Frequently Walking: Frequently Sitting: Occasionally Lifting 0

25 lbs.: Frequently Lifting 25

75 lbs.: Rarely Lifting over 75 lbs.: Rarely Carrying 0

Work Schedule

Full-time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

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Key Skills

Critical ThinkingDecisive JudgmentProblem DefinitionData CollectionInterpretationAnalysisPatient Care PlanningPatient MonitoringPhysician OrdersDischarge PlanningPatient EducationNurse Practice ActBLS Certification

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered Nurse - Surgical Care at Owensboro Health a 2.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Nursing registered nurse listings evaluated on our platform.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

This Nursing position at Owensboro Health is open to registered nurse candidates.

Registered Nurses have diverse career pathways from bedside care to telehealth triage, care coordination, and leadership roles with increasingly flexible scheduling options.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Critical Thinking, Decisive Judgment, Problem Definition, Data Collection, Interpretation, Analysis, Patient Care Planning, Patient Monitoring. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Nursing role.

Core responsibilities: The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care following established protocols, performing functions related to problem definition, data collection, interpretation, and analysis while implementing and monitoring patient care plans. This role also involves coordinating care across disciplines, exe...

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