Charge Nurse Part Time, NIGHTS- 5 South Observation

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

Job summary

Baptist Health’s 5 South Observation Unit in Kentucky seeks an experienced RN shift supervisor to support the ED and telemetry services, ensuring safe, efficient patient flow and high-quality care.

You will lead staff on your shift, provide clinical guidance, participate in rounds with families, and collaborate with the Nurse Manager on scheduling and staff development.

Qualifications

• Active Kentucky RN license required.
• BCLS and ACLS required.
• Two years acute-care hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the shift supervisor and key member of the unit’s leadership team.
• Provides clinical guidance and support to staff throughout the shift.
• Rounds on patients and families to ensure safety, satisfaction, and high‑quality care.
• Collaborates with the Nurse Manager on scheduling, staff development, and maintaining clinical competence.
• Promotes a positive, team‑oriented environment and supports smooth unit operations.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team supervision

Patient safety

Communication

Education

Kentucky RN license

BCLS

ACLS

Job description

Summary Job Description

Job Summary The 5 South Observation Unit supports both the Emergency Department and telemetry services by caring for low‑acuity patients who require short‑term monitoring to determine whether inpatient admission is needed. This fast‑moving unit relies on strong teamwork, clear communication, and efficient patient flow.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as the shift supervisor and key member of the unit’s leadership team
• Provides clinical guidance and support to staff throughout the shift
• Rounds on patients and families to ensure safety, satisfaction, and high‑quality care
• Collaborates closely with the Nurse Manager on operational needs, including scheduling, staff development, and maintaining clinical competence
• Promotes a positive, team‑oriented environment and supports smooth unit operations

Minimum Education, Training, and Experience Required

• Active Kentucky RN license
• Minimum of two years acute‑care hospital experience
• BCLS and ACLS required

Baptist Health

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. 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.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug‑free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre‑employment drug testing.

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