Registered Nurse (RN)
- Daily pay
- RN license
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This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open registered nurse jobs in Kentucky post a median of $42.34 an hour, the middle half $36.28–$50.27, across 206 jobs that state their pay. Registered nurses employed in Kentucky earn a median of $38.96 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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About the job
Shift Type: Full-time, Day Shift
Welcome to Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab!
We’re looking for compassionate, skilled, and dedicated Registered Nurses (RNs) to join our team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents. As an RN, you’ll have the opportunity to use your clinical expertise to provide exceptional, person-centered care, advocate for residents, and help ensure the highest standards of quality and safety.
You’ll work alongside a supportive team while playing a key role in assessing resident needs, coordinating care, communicating with families and providers, and creating positive outcomes for those we serve.
If you’re an RN who takes pride in your nursing practice, values meaningful relationships with residents, and wants to be part of a team where your experience and contributions are valued, we’d love to have you join us!
Celebrating a Culture of Excellence
Proudly managed by ClearView Healthcare Management, winner of the 2026 Best Places to Work, recognized by The Courier Journal | USA TODAY
We offer the following to our amazing staff:
- Quarterly Micro Raises: Consistently rewarding exceptional performance with quarterly salary increases. Eligible for up to 5.5% raise per year!
- Career Growth Opportunities : We prioritize internal growth and advancement.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Including health, dental, and vision insurance to support our employees' well-being.
- Tuition Reimbursement Program: Supporting continuous learning and career advancement with financial assistance.
- Retirement Savings Plan: Offering a 401K plan for long-term financial security.
- Shift Differentials: Providing additional compensation for evening, night, and weekend shifts.
- DailyPay Option: Offering flexibility with daily access to earned wages.
- Weekend Warrior Program: Providing premium pay opportunities for weekend shifts.
- Uniforms Offered : Ensuring a unified workplace environment.
- PTO with accruals for full-time employees: Earn more paid time off to support work-life balance.
RN Responsibilities
- Has a contagious and positive work ethic, inspires others, and models the behaviors of Genuine, Caring, and Friendly.
- Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication that is clear, well-organized, and demonstrates an understanding of audience needs.
- Utilizes genuine and positive communication to make each patient feel informed, understood, and special.
- An effective team member who contributes valuable ideas and feedback and can be counted on to meet commitments.
- Is able to keep up in the environment by facing tasks and challenges with energy and passion.
- Pursue activities with focus and drive, defines work in terms of success, and can be counted on to complete goals.
- Adherence to standards of business conduct and compliance
- Consults and coordinates with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
- Prepares and administers (orally, subcutaneously, through an IV) and records prescribed medications. Reports adverse reactions to medications or treatments in accordance with the policy regarding the administration of medications by a licensed registered nurse.
- Records patients medical information and vital signs.
- Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays.
- Initiates corrective action whenever the patient displays adverse symptomatology
- Provides bedside care for a wide variety of medical patients.
- Changes dressings, insert catheters, starts IVs
- Prepares equipment and aids physician during examination and treatment of patient
- Responds to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocol
- Participates in discharge planning.
- Utilizes time management skills.
- Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format, and on the appropriate forms.
- Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting
RN Requirements
- Active RN license
- At least one year of experience as an RN in a long-term care setting preferred.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Facility is an equal opportunity employer. The Facility does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state, and local laws. The Facility will also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities should a request for an accommodation be made. A key part of this policy is to provide equal employment opportunity regarding all terms and conditions of employment and in all aspects of a person's relationship with the Facility including recruitment, hiring, promotions, upgrading positions, conditions of employment, compensation, training, benefits, transfers, discipline, and termination of employment.
From Mountain Ridge Health and Rehabilitation's job posting, checked 13 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Mountain Ridge Health and Rehabilitation
Mountain Ridge Health and Rehabilitation is a 59 (source: Medicare Care Compare: Mountain Ridge Health and Rehabilitation)-bed nursing home in Monticello, KY, certified by Medicare and Medicaid. Its job board posts jobs for nurses, nursing assistants and therapists. Source: Medicare Care Compare: Mountain Ridge Health and Rehabilitation
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