BHS·Lexington, Kentucky
The Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice focused on the patient as a whole person, creating a caring environment centered on healing and wellness. The role involves spending the majority of time coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care activities such as rounds, assessments, treatments, admissions, transfers, discharges, and patient/family education.
Cardiovascular, Thoracic Telemetry 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
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.
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.
Candidates must possess current RN licensure or a work permit in Kentucky and hold either a Bachelor's or an Associate's degree in nursing. Those with an Associate's degree and less than 10 years of experience must enroll in a Bachelor's program within 12 months and complete it within five years, alongside holding Basic Life Support certification.
Market context
Registered Nurse openings in Kentucky are commonly driven by ongoing staffing needs in hospitals, clinics, and other care settings. These roles are competitive because employers often look for current Kentucky RN licensure or a work permit, an accredited nursing degree, and certifications such as ACLS, PALS, NRP, BLS, and dysrhythmia training. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your certifications match the posting before applying.
