Registered Nurse, PRN

Baptist Healthcare System; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PRN (As Needed)

Preventive Plan

Retirement Plans

Flimp Decisions

Job summary

Baptist Health Lexington is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the 5A NICU to provide direct patient care to high-risk neonates and coordinate care across the patient’s hospital stay.

The role emphasizes evidence-based practices, patient-family education, and collaboration with the care team. Requires KY RN licensure and BLS/ACLS as specified.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure in Kentucky.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in nursing; 10 years experience if using an associate degree pathway is optional per text.
• Basic Life Support (within 30 days of hire).
• ACLS/PALS/NRP and dysrhythmia class as required.

Responsibilities

• Conducting nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments.
• Facilitating admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Providing patient and family-centered education.
• Coordinating care and developing individualized treatment plans.

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Current RN licensure in Kentucky

Job description

Summary Job Description:

Location : Baptist Health Lexington

Schedule: PRN, Days

About the unit:

5A NICU is a 32-bed private room NICU caring for High-Risk neonates from 28 weeks to full-term.

JOB SUMMARY

The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, evidence-based care designed to support healing and wellness. In this role, you'll coordinate, ensure, and provide direct patient care while creating an environment rooted in dignity, respect, and empathy. You will use your clinical expertise and critical thinking to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized care for patients across the lifespan.

As a clinical nurse , you'll spend the majority of your time (>50%) coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care through:

• Conducting nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments
• Facilitating admissions, transfers, and discharges
• Providing patient and family-centered education
• Coordinating care and developing individualized treatment plans

REQUIREMENTS

Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited college/university or an associate degree with a minimum of ten (10) years' experience required. In lieu of a bachelor's degree and less than ten years' experience, an associate degree in nursing will be acceptable for initial hire with the understanding that the individual must be enrolled within 12 months in a bachelor's degree program and must have achieved the degree within 5 years.
• Basic Life Support (Must obtain within 30 days of hire.)
• ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of assignment.

Benefits

• Benefits : PRN (As Needed)
• Preventive Plan
• Retirement Plans
• Flimp Decisions - Flimp Decisions will help you pick the best value plan option given your expected medical needs. The proprietary algorithm provides a personalized financial analysis and recommendation, considering both premium and expected out-of-pocket cost (copays, etc.), as well as other important plan features.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.