ER Regional Float Team RN - Mid-shift Full-Time

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Town of La Grange (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking an ER Regional Float Team RN to join our full-time mid-shift nursing team. The RN will apply the nursing process, coordinate direct and indirect care, and ensure care aligns with policy and patient needs across the emergency department.

Minimum requirements include an active Kentucky RN license, BCLS, ACLS & PALS, and ER experience of 2 years. BSN or Nursing Certification is required unless grandfathered. TNCC preferred; NIHSS required.

Qualifications

• Active Kentucky RN License required.
• BCLS required.
• ACLS & PALS required.
• 2 years ER experience required.
• BSN or Nursing Certification required except as noted: grandfathered hires.
• Associate degreed new graduates must obtain a BSN within 5 years or obtain a Nursing Certification within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient/resident clinical status.
• Develops a plan of care.
• Implements/oversees the implementation of the nursing plan of care.
• Evaluates effectiveness.
• Communicates and validates patient care information.
• Attends Staff Meetings.

Education

Active Kentucky RN License

BCLS

ACLS & PALS

BSN or Nursing Certification

RN Experience 2+ years (ER)

Grandfather clause for BSN requirement (Staff RN hire before 2013)

NIHSS (preferred)

Job description

ER Regional Float Team RN - Full-Time Mid-Shift Job Summary: A registered nurse implements the nursing process for each patient/resident (infancy to geriatrics depending on scope of care in the nursing department in which he/she works) assigned to his/her care. He/she is responsible for the co-ordination of direct and indirect care within the parameters of the Kentucky Nurse Practice Act and the policies and procedures of Baptist Health emergency departments. Responsibilities will commensurate with the education preparation and demonstrated competencies.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

The following is a summary of the major functions of this individual's job. He/she may perform other duties, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below, and specific functions may change from time to time.

• Assesses patient/resident clinical status
• Develops a plan of care
• Implements/oversees the implementation of the nursing plan of care
• Evaluates effectiveness
• Communicates and validates patient care information
• Attends Staff Meetings

Minimum Education, Training, and Experience

• Active Kentucky RN License required
• BCLS required
• ACLS & PALS required
• 2 years ER experience required
• BSN or Nursing Certification required except as noted: Individuals hired as a Staff RN prior to October 1, 2013 are grandfathered and exempt from obtaining a BSN or Certification.
• Associate degreed New Graduate Nurses must obtain a BSN by agreeing to enroll in a program within 1 year of hire/transfer and complete the degree within 5 years of hire/transfer. RN’s with less than 5 years of experience as a nurse must enroll in a BSN program within 1 year of hire and complete the degree within 5 years of hire. RN’s with 5 years of experience or greater as a nurse must complete one of the following: (a) Obtain a BSN by agreeing to enroll in a program within 1 year of hire and complete the degree within 5 years of hire or (b) Obtain a Nursing Certification within one year of hire or as soon as eligible to sit for the certification.
• TNCC preferred NIHSS Required

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.

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.

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.