Emergency Department RN Full Time WOW+1 Mid shift

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Springlee (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking an Emergency Department nurse for a mid-shift (11a-11p) position with 36 hours per week. The ED treats a high volume of diverse cases and supports a comprehensive orientation for new graduates.

Applicants must hold an Active Kentucky nursing license and current ACLS, BCLS, and PALS certifications. This role offers teamwork in a fast-paced environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Active Kentucky License required.
• ACLS, BCLS, and PALS certification required.
• New graduates with appropriate training welcome.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients in the ED.
• Develop a plan of care.
• Provide care according to policy and procedure.
• Evaluate patient response to interventions.
• Demonstrate organizational skills.
• Demonstrate leadership and critical thinking.

Education

Active Kentucky License

ACLS

BCLS

PALS

Job description

Job Summary

Summary WOW +1. Mid shift, 11a-11p. 36 hours

Emergency Department: Newly expanded, the Emergency Department has thirty-two beds divided into four pods of eight beds each (staffed with one provider, two RNs and one tech per pod), and nine beds in the Clinical Decision Unit, this fast-paced ED treats an average of more than 150 patients per day. Types of cases include acute cardiovascular and neurovascular emergencies, general medical emergencies, traumatic injuries and psychiatric patients. We are recognized by the American Heart Association as both a STEMI receiving centre and a designated Primary Stroke Centre. The ages of those treated range from neonate to geriatric. An extensive orientation programme allows the emergency nurse to work autonomously with a wide range of clinical specialties in treating the emergent patients and families. The ED fosters high levels of teamwork and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary group of professionals. New graduates with appropriate training and background are welcomed.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessment
• Develops a plan of care
• Provides care according to policy and procedure
• Evaluates patient response to interventions
• Organizational skills
• Leadership skills and critical thinking

Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required

• Active Kentucky License
• ACLS
• BCLS
• PALS

Employer Information

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.

Notice of Non-Discrimination and Accessibility to Services

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.