Registered Nurse (RN)

Summary

Job Description:

Registered Nurse : Cardiovascular, Thoracic Telemetry unit.

Unit Overview: 4G, Cardiovascular, Thoracic Telemetry unit.

4G is a 20 bed telemetry unit. This unit specializes in post-op CABG patients, post-op cardiac surgery, CHF and moderate risk chest pain patients. The population has multiple co-morbidities and complex care. The patient population is transferred from ICU, ED and PACU.

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.

Those 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.