Registered Nurse Neuro Spine Full Time Days

Baptist Health; Springlee (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Baptist Health Neuro Spine unit is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality care to patients with neurological and spine conditions. You will work days in a 24-bed neuroscience unit, collaborating with Neuroscience Coordinators and participating in unit-based governance to improve outcomes.

You will hold an ADN, an active Kentucky RN license, and BCLS/ACLS certifications. This full-time role supports clinical excellence and teamwork within our growing health system.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in nursing (ADN) required.
• Active Kentucky RN license.
• BCLS and ACLS certifications required.
• Experience in neuroscience or acute care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to patients in alignment with Kentucky Nursing Laws and organizational policies.
• Promote positive patient outcomes and contribute to quality of care.
• Participate in unit-based and hospital shared governance councils to drive change.
• Collaborate with Neuroscience Coordinators and interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Neuroscience nursing

Patient care

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's degree in nursing

Tools

BCLS certification

ACLS certification

Job description

Summary Job Description: Registered Nurse Neuro Spine- Full Time, Days Status: Full Time Shift: Days Employment Bonus Available for Eligible Applicants

About the Unit: The twenty-four-bed Neuroscience unit offers specialized nursing assessment and care to patients with both neurological and neurosurgical diagnoses. Typical patients include those with a diagnosis of stroke, post-op craniotomy, post-op discectomy and other back surgeries, as well as post-cerebral embolization. Unit nursing care is complemented by the expertise of two Neuroscience Coordinators. New Graduate Nurses are welcome.

Job Summary: We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse Neuro Spine to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality care to patients, in alignment with Kentucky Nursing Laws and our organizational policies. You will play a critical role in promoting positive patient outcomes, enhancing the quality of care, and contributing to a collaborative professional environment. Active participation in unit-based and hospital shared governance councils is expected to drive change and foster a supportive practice environment.

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation,

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in nursing.
• Active Kentucky RN License.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required.

Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. 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