Registered Nurse Tele/ Progressive Unit FT Nights

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health’s 4B unit in Paducah is seeking an RN to staff a 41-bed cardiac telemetry/ intermediate unit. You will care for patients with chest pain, CHF, COPD, pneumonia, and electrolyte issues, including post-procedure care such as CABG and catheterizations.

A 12-week orientation and Transition to Practice programs support your growth. The unit emphasizes new technologies and care innovations, with ongoing specialty courses like Dysrhythmia I & II, Sepsis/Cardiac, and required

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky Board of Nursing.
• Experience with cardiac telemetry and acute care patients is preferred.
• Orientation and specialty courses provided on the unit.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate nursing care to cardiac and medical patients on the 4B unit.

Skills

Cardiac telemetry

Nursing care

BLS

ACLS

NIH Stroke Scale

Education

RN licensure (KY)

Job description

Summary Job Description: Discover Nursing on 4B Cardiac Telemetry/ Intermediate/Progressive-level Specialty Unit RN Join the 4B team and grow your nursing skills while providing compassionate care to patients with cardiac and medical needs. This 41-bed unit cares for patients with conditions such as chest pain, CHF, COPD, pneumonia, and electrolyte imbalances, as well as patients undergoing procedures including CABG, cardiac catheterization, ablation, Watchman, TAVR, and cardioversion. As a designated Influencer Unit, 4C helps shape the future of nursing through new technologies and care innovations, including virtual sitters and virtual nurses Nurses gain experience managing IV drips such as amiodarone, Cardizem, heparin, and nitroglycerin, with support from a 12-week orientation and opportunities to learn through the Transition to Practice Program and specialty courses.

Orientation

12 weeks

Specialty Series Courses

• Dysrhythmia I & II
• Sepsis/Cardiac

Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NIH Stroke Scale

Requirements

Current RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky Board of Nursing.

Whether you’re beginning your nursing career or building on your experience, 4B offers opportunities to learn, grow, and make a difference.

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

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