Overview

Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington Kentucky. Founded in 1877 a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services including distinguished awards for cardiology orthopedics and stroke care. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Responsibilities

Job Summary / Purpose

Nurse Practitioner-Professional Practice is an advanced practice registered nurse who functions in an expanded nursing role. The Nurse Practitioner-Professional Practice has completed graduate education in nursing or a related field and demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge base in a specialty practice area. The Nurse Practitioner-Professional Practice provides indirect patient care services at SJH and SJE to support patient care, promote professional education, and advance knowledge through research and scholarly activities. The Nurse Practitioner-Professional Practice is responsible for clinical support and education related to their specialty focus at SJH and SJE.

Qualifications

Required Education for Staff Job Levels

Graduate from or currently enrolled in an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program OR Master’s Degree in Nursing, Education, Leadership or other health related field.

Required Licensure and Certifications

Unrestricted RN or APRN license in the state of Kentucky required.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Five years full-time equivalent experience as RN in specialty area.

• Demonstrated clinical competence; ability to collaborate with others; ability to initiate and plan own activities; effective patient/staff teaching.

PREFERRED Qualifications

• Ability to oversee and positively impact clinical operations in a healthcare organization with sensitivity to team member needs and cultural competence.

• Must be able to demonstrate basic skills and abilities of a registered nurse, practicing within scope of the nurse practice act.

• Leadership/management, communication, problem solving, collaboration and team building skills.

• Basic word, excel, knowledge of basic hospital applications.

Pay Range

$49.08 - $73.12 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.