BHS·Lexington, Kentucky
The Registered Nurse provides direct patient care on a medical-surgical telemetry unit, focusing on post-interventional and complex surgical patients. Responsibilities include conducting nursing rounds, facilitating admissions and discharges, and implementing evidence-based treatment plans.
Summary: telemetry experience required
Medical-Surgical-Telemetry unit.
Unit: Overview:
6B is a 23-bed post interventional telemetry unit. Staff receive specialized training for post catheterization, femoral sheaths, and Tikosyn administration. Medical and post-procedural patients are cared for on this unit in addition to complex GI Oncology surgical post-op patients and inpatients needing chemotherapy and telemetry.
Shift: Part Time, Days
The 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.
Employee honors patients' mind, body, and spirit by respecting human dignity and the uniqueness of each individual.
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.
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.
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Baptist health is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Requires a current Kentucky RN licensure and either an associate or bachelor's degree in nursing. BLS certification is required, with ACLS/PALS/NRP and dysrhythmia training required based on department assignment.
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.