Summary

Job Description:

Registered Nurse

All Shifts and Departments

Baptist Health I Lexington, KY

Baptist Health Magnet Hospital. The Magnet® designation was first achieved at Baptist Health Lexington 2005. Serving as a model of nursing excellence in 2018, Baptist Health was the first community hospital system to have both Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® credentials at all nine facilities. Supporting the Baptist Health mission, vision and values, the Magnet® credential shows the excellent level of work from nursing.  At Baptist Health Lexington, we believe in fostering a supportive environment where nurses are empowered to grow professionally while providing exceptional care. Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and compassion.  

• Several opportunities throughout Baptist Health
• Applications reviewed daily
• What are you waiting for? Apply today, and our team will follow up with position details!

Position Highlights:

• Full-time and Part-time available.
• Days and Nights.
• Competitive pay, shift differentials, and comprehensive benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the d on healing and wellness.
• Employee honors patients’ minds, body, and spirit by respecting human dignity and the uniqueness of everyone.
• 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 exemplary for compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness.

Requirements:

• One year of experience.
• Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky. 
• Bachelor's or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited college/university. 
• Applicants 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. 
• 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

Work Experience

Education

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.