Progressive Care Nurse

Job Summary

The Progressive Care Nurse Manager ensures high quality, patient‑centered care through oversight of daily unit function, staffing, and quality outcomes. The Manager evaluates nursing care, holds staff accountable for quality and clinical outcomes, and supports facility objectives.

• Operationalize evidence‑based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes while ensuring adherence to standards of care.
• Demonstrate knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served.
• Manage all staffing needs and personnel management including interviewing, hiring, and training new staff members.
• Oversee care of patients on unit, providing consistent support and expertise to staff.
• Perform duties in accordance with unit‑specific standards of care and evidenced by completion of a competency skills check list.
• Maintain overall workflow of unit by ensuring proper staff levels.
• Coordinate all unit activities including safety procedures, unit goals, and department operations.
• Handle patient, visitor, or physician complaints promptly and in a professional manner.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and counseling to department employees.
• Collaborate with other disciplines and departments to improve patient care delivery.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• Bachelor’s Degree required or must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Master’s Degree in a healthcare‑related field preferred.
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of Kentucky or compact state required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• 1 year of RN experience required.

• Comprehensive medical coverage with low copay or no cost for many common services, prescription drug, behavioral health, telemedicine, and free Air Med medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long‑term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial well‑being.
• 401(k) plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work program (paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund offering free employee‑only coverage to full‑time and part‑time colleagues based on income.

Frankfort Regional Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services for over 40 years. Our 170‑plus bed hospital is one of the region’s leading acute care facilities in Central Kentucky with an exceptional network of quality primary care physicians in family practice and internal medicine. We are consistently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky.

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.