Charge Nurse Cardiovascular Unit Full Time Nights

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Springlee (KY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Baptist Health Louisville is seeking a Charge Nurse for the Cardiovascular Unit on the night shift (7p–7a). This entry‑level management role coordinates patient care during the shift and provides leadership to the unit’s nursing staff, supporting clinical excellence and smooth operations.

The Cardiovascular Unit delivers intermediate care to cardiac surgery patients after open‑heart recovery, with a focus on safety, comfort and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Active Kentucky RN license
• 6 Months relevant patient care experience required
• BCLS Required within 90 days
• ACLS Required within 6 months

Responsibilities

• Coordinate patient care during designated shifts
• Provide leadership to the unit’s nursing staff

Skills

Nursing leadership

Patient care

Job description

Summary Job Description

Seeking Charge Nurse for Cardiovascular Unit! Full Time, Nights (7p-7a) The Cardiovascular Unit at Baptist Health Louisville provides intermediate care to cardiac surgery patients immediately following open-heart recovery. Our RN's deliver exceptional care throughout the post-operative phase until discharge, ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and comfort. We are currently seeking a Charge Nurse for the night shift, 7p - 7a. This entry-level management position is responsible for coordinating patient care during designated shifts and providing leadership to the unit’s nursing staff. The Charge Nurse plays a vital role in maintaining smooth operations, supporting clinical excellence, and fostering a collaborative team environment.

Bonus Eligible for Qualified Candidates

Bonus Eligible for Qualified Candidates.

Requirements

• Active Kentucky RN license
• 6 Months relevant patient care experience required
• BCLS Required within 90 days
• ACLS Required within 6 months

Work Experience Education

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

Baptist Health

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Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves.

The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.

Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana.

Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.

Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.

Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians.

Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

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