Charge Registered Nurse OR

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Elizabethtown (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Bereavement Leave (pets)

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plans with company match

Job summary

Baptist Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Operating Room on the Full-Time Second Shift. The Charge Nurse coordinates daily OR activities and collaborates with Preop/PACU to maintain smooth patient flow, while applying the nursing process to each patient in care.

The role requires an ADN, KY RN licensure, ACLS and BLS, plus at least one year of OR experience; leadership and CNOR are preferred. Comprehensive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Active nursing license in Kentucky required.
• ADN degree from an accredited institution.
• ACLS and BLS certifications required within set timelines.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience required.
• Crisis Prevention certification to be obtained within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily activities of the Surgery unit as Charge Nurse.
• Collaborate with Preop/PACU to optimize patient flow and throughput.
• Implement the nursing process for each patient in your care.

Skills

RN Licensure KY

ACLS

BLS

1 year experience

Crisis Prevention

Education

ADN degree (Associate of Science in Nursing)

Job description

Summary Job Description

Registered Nurse - Operating Room Full-Time Second Shift The Charge Nurse is responsible for coordinating the daily activities of the Surgery unit. The Charge Nurse works closely with the Preop/PACU to ensure patient flow efficiencies. Also, as a Registered Nurse, implements the nursing process for each patient assigned to his/her care.

Requirements

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ADN) degree from an accredited institution.
• Current unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Kentucky required.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire.
• A minimum of one year of relevant job-related experience is required.
• Must obtain Crisis Prevention within 6 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent experience in specialty preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience and CNOR.

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with company match

Company Background

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, LaGrange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and NewAlbany, 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.

Accessibility Notice

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