Job Description:

Registered Nurse:  Cardiovascular, Thoracic Telemetry unit.

Unit Overview: 4G, Cardiovascular, Thoracic Telemetry unit. | $30,000 Sign-On Bonus for qualifying candidates

4G is a 20-bed Cardiovascular and Thoracic telemetry unit with a purpose of providing excellent care and great quality outcomes to all patients through a multidisciplinary team approach. The unit specializes in serving adult and geriatric post operative cardiovascular/thoracic surgeries (CABG, AVR/MVR, Bronch/Thor, Fem-Pop, and other thoracic/vascular surgeries). The unit supports additional disciplinaries in Nephrology, Neurology, Cardiology, and Infectious Disease, providing care for complex patients with acute/chronic illness and multiple co-morbidities. The origin of access includes transfers from ICU, PACU, CVOU, ED, transfers from outlying facilities, and direct admits from physician offices.

Shift: Full-time, Nights

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.