Registered Nurse (RN)
@ BHS Baptist Healthcare SystemRegistered Nurse (RN)
About the job
Baptist Health provides high-quality healthcare services focusing on clinical excellence and compassionate patient care. This RN role is based in a 20-bed cardiovascular telemetry unit, caring for complex post-op cardiac patients with a focus on healing and wellness.
Requirements
- Current RN licensure in Kentucky
- Bachelor's or associate degree in nursing
- Basic life support certification
- Experience with post-op cardiac patients
Qualifications
- Able to obtain ACLS/PALS/NRP certification
- Must enroll in bachelor's program if applicable
- Strong communication skills
- Compassionate and caring demeanor
Full job description
Summary
Job Description:
Registered Nurse: Cardiovascular, Thoracic Telemetry unit.
Unit Overview: 4G, Cardiovascular, Thoracic Telemetry unit.
4G is a 20 bed telemetry unit. This unit specializes in post-op CABG patients, post-op cardiac surgery, CHF and moderate risk chest pain patients. The population has multiple co-morbidities and complex care. The patient population is transferred from ICU, ED and PACU.
Shift: Full-time, Nights
Job Description:
- The 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.
- The Registered Nurse (RN) is an exemplar for compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness.
- As a clinical nurse, this individual spends majority of his/her time (> 50%) coordinating, ensuring and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through: provision of nursing rounds, assessments and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc.
Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:
- Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky.
- Bachelor's or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited college/university.
- Those with an associate degree in nursing and less than 10 years of experience must enroll within 12 months of hire in a bachelor’s degree program and must have achieved the degree within 5 years.
- Basic life support- Applicants will have 30 days from their hired date to provide completion of this certification if they don’t have it already.
- ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of Assignment.
Benefits:
- 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
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
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