Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg for a nursing job in Lexington, Kentucky.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg
- Discipline: RN
- Employment Type: Staff
Registered Nurse
Job Description:
Registered Nurse, Women’s Health, Inpatient Oncology, Med-Surge Unit.
Unit Description:
5B is a 22-bed medical/surgical unit. This unit specializes in the care of oncology, gynecology and hospice care patients. 5B cares for patients receiving chemotherapy.
Shift: Part-time, Days [30 hrs/Wk]
Job Description:
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.
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
* ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of Assignment.
Benefits:
* Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
* Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave
* 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
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.