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Registered Nurse (RN)

BHS
Posted 2 months ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Lexington, KY 40546, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement

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  • The position is for a Registered Nurse (RN) in the 21-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Baptist Health, focusing on critically ill adult and geriatric patients.
  • The RN will provide direct patient care, coordinate treatment activities, and support an environment centered on healing and wellness, primarily working full-time night shifts.
  • Candidates must hold current RN licensure in Kentucky and either a Bachelor's or an Associate's degree in nursing, with less than 10 years of experience requiring enrollment in a Bachelor's program within 12 months of hire.
  • The job offers a competitive salary along with various benefits including health insurance, tuition reimbursement up to $6,000 annually, and paid time off.
  • Applicants are encouraged to apply if they are committed to clinical excellence, teamwork, and innovation in a supportive healthcare environment.

Summary

2A is a 21-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit caring for critically ill adult and geriatric patients. Common diagnoses include cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, ARDS (including prone positioning), multi-system organ failure, renal failure requiring CVVHD, sepsis, and shock (septic, cardiogenic, hemorrhagic). The unit manages surgical ICU patients (lung, vascular, abdominal) and provides advanced airway management, pre- and post-coronary care, arterial/venous sheath management, wound care, and invasive/non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring. The unit also cares for pre-delivery and postpartum OB patients requiring ICU-level monitoring and may accept overflow from other ICUs.

Job Description:

Job Description

Medical ICU 

Unit Description: 

2A ICU is a 21-bed medical/surgical ICU serving high acuity medical ICU patients. The unit population is cardiac interventions, SARS, Cardiogenic shock, Rotoprone, Post-partum critical care patients and complex care ICU patients most of which have a medical or cardiac diagnosis. 

Shift: Full Time, Nights 

Job Description:   

  • The Registered Nurse (RN) implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness.  

  • The Registered Nurse (RN) is an exemplar for compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness.   

  • As a clinical nurse, this individual spends majority of his/her time (> 50%) coordinating, ensuring and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through: provision of nursing rounds, assessments and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc.  

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:  

  • Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky.  

  • Bachelor's or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited college/university.  

  • Applicants with an associate degree in nursing and less than 10 years of experience must enroll within 12 months of hire in a bachelor’s degree program and must have achieved the degree within 5 years.  

  • Basic life support- Applicants will have 30 days from their hired date to provide completion of this certification if they don’t have it already. 

  • ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of Assignment. 

Benefits:  

  • Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance 

  • Life Insurance 

  • Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance 

  • Identity Theft Protection 

  • Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually  

  • Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave  

  • 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire  

  • Bereavement Leave (includes pets)  

  • PTO Sell Back Program  

  • Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation) 

  • Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support  

  • Retirement with Company Match 

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.




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