Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU

Baptist Health; Richmond (KY); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental

Life Insurance

Short & Long-Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Paid Time Off on hire

Bereavement Leave (including pets)

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join the ICU/CCU on nights in Richmond, KY. This full-time role focuses on critically ill patients requiring advanced nursing care, with emphasis on patient comfort, safety, and teamwork.

The ideal candidate holds an active RN license in Kentucky, with BLS; ACLS/PALS within 6 months of hire. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred; 8-bed unit experience is a plus. Night shift opportunity with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing is required.
• Associate Degree in Nursing; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Completion and maintenance of BLS.
• ACLS & PALS (or ENPC) within 6 months of hire.

Skills

BLS certified

ACLS & PALS per hire

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) – ICU/CCU FULL TIME - NIGHTS (3RD SHIFT)

Summary Job Description: Registered Nurse (RN) – ICU/CCU FULL TIME - NIGHTS (3RD SHIFT) The ICU/CCU is an 8-bed area designed for critically or seriously ill patients who are unable to communicate their needs or for which deliberate planned observation and highly skilled medical, nursing, and clinical support services are required. This area is modified and set aside from adjacent facilities and contains necessary diagnostic, monitoring and special equipment and supplies needed for immediate use. Job Description: A Registered Nurse (RN) implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. This individual honors patient’s mind, body, and spirit by respecting human dignity and the uniqueness of everyone. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines. Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. The Registered Nurse is an exemplar for compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness. Assessment and identification of patient needs and implementation of appropriate interventions considering the needs of patient populations per department scope of service. Delegation of nursing care activities and provisions of supervision; establishes and maintains a plan for the delivery of nursing care; assures that nursing care interventions and activities are directed to resolve problems; and performs technical aspects of care competently. Has access to medication storage areas as required for job tasks. Follows Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures.

Requirements:

• Current RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing is required.
• Associate Degree in Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree preferred)
• Completion and maintenance of BLS.
• ACLS & PALS (or ENPC) within 6 months of hire.

Benefits:

• Full-Time 32 weekly hours (0.8 FTE) - 40 weekly hours (1.0 FTE)
• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

About Baptist Health

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.

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