Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surge/Telemetry

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Richmond (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Short/Long Term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000

PTO and Leave Benefits

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Med/Surg Telemetry unit. The 22-bedTelemetry unit cares for general medical-surgical and telemetry patients, including pneumonia, ESRD, stroke, CHF and chest pain.

The RN applies the nursing process from assessment through evaluation, ensuring patient safety and adherence to policies. Requirements include a Kentucky RN license, BLS, ACLS/PALS within 6 months, NIHSS within 3 months, and successful completion of department

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing is required.
• Current RN licensure or temporary Kentucky work permit.
• BLS certification required; ACLS & PALS within 6 months of hire.
• NIHSS within 3 months of hire.
• Successful completion of department nurse competency grid.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional nursing care following the nursing process.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care.
• Delegates nursing activities and supervises care.
• Maintains adherence to policies and procedures.

Skills

Clinical nursing skills

Critical thinking

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) – Med/Surg Telemetry

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) – Med/Surg Telemetry FULL TIME 1ST SHIFT

Med Surg Telemetry is a 22-bed telemetry unit. This unit specializes in general medical surgical and telemetry patients such as but not limited to pneumonia, ESRD, Stroke CHF and chest pain patients. Post-operative patients such as GU, Urology, Orthopedics, Bariatrics, Heart Cath/PCI. The population has multiple co-morbidities and complex care. The patient population is admitted / transferred from ICU, ED and PACU.

Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness. Under general supervision, provides professional nursing services and patient care in a variety of settings. Follows established nursing process, including patient assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation. Ensures adherence to hospital and department policies, and nursing procedures, standards, and practices. Clinical decision‑making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. 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 & Procedures.

Requirements

• Current RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing is required.
• Current RN licensure or temporary Kentucky work permit.
• Associate Degree in Nursing with a Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Completion and maintenance of BLS.
• ACLS & PALS (or ENPC) within 6 months of hire.
• NIHSS within 3 months of hire.
• Successful completion of all competencies as identified on the departmental nurse competency grid.
• BLS Required.

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 and Life Insurance
• 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

Company

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity 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.

Non-Discrimination and Accessibility to Services

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.

Baptist Health is a drug‑free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre‑employment drug testing.