LPN PT Nights 5 South Observation Unit

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Springlee (KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

ACLS training

BLS training

NIH Certification training

12-Lead EKG training

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for part-time night shifts (24 hours weekly, 7p-7a) on the 5 South Observation Unit. The LPN will work under RN delegation, provide direct patient care, perform focused assessments, and support safe patient flow within the LPN scope of practice.

Strong communication, attention to detail, and teamwork are essential. Training in ACLS, BLS, NIH Certification, and 12-Lead EKG is available as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Active state LPN license is required.
• BCLS (basic life support) certification within 90 days of start.
• ACLS required after 6 months.
• NIHSS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs focused assessments and reports changes to the RN.
• Supports the RN's plan of care with timely interventions.
• Communicates effectively with physicians and the care team.
• Participates in hourly rounding and maintains patient safety.
• Uses electronic medical records accurately.
• Updates patient records and escalates concerns appropriately.
• Participates in quality-improvement efforts, including daily huddles.
• Implements physician orders within LPN scope.
• Administers medications via approved routes and documents per policy.
• Uses phlebotomy and blood-draw skills when needed (helpful but not required).

Job description

Summary

ACLS- training available BLS NIH Certification- training available 12-Lead EKG- training available Phlebotomy

Job Description

The LPN Part-Time Nights position (24 hours weekly, 7p-7a) is a key role on the 5 South Observation Unit. The Licensed Practical Nurse works under RN delegation to provide direct, patient-centered care, perform focused assessments, and support safe, efficient patient flow. This role requires strong communication, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively within the LPN scope of practice.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs focused assessments and reports changes to the RN
• Supports the RN's plan of care with timely interventions
• Communicates effectively with physicians and the care team
• Participates in hourly rounding and maintains patient safety
• Uses electronic medical records accurately
• Updates patient records and escalates concerns appropriately
• Participates in quality-improvement efforts, including daily huddles
• Implements physician orders within LPN scope
• Administers medications via approved routes and documents per policy
• Uses phlebotomy and blood-draw skills when needed (helpful but not required)

Required Licensures and Certifications

• Active state LPN license
• BCLS required within 90 days
• ACLS required after 6 months
• NIHSS preferred
• 12-Lead EKG training available

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

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