Summary
Job Description:
ER Regional Float Team RN PRN Mid-ShiftWeekly Hours: Mid-Shift
Status: PRN
Job Summary:
A registered nurse implements the nursing process for each patient/resident (infancy to geriatrics depending on scope of care in the nursing department in which he/she works) assigned to his/her care. He/she is responsible for the co-ordination of direct and indirect care within the parameters of the Kentucky Nurse Practice Act and the policies and procedures of Baptist Health emergency departments. Responsibilities will commensurate with the education preparation and demonstrated competencies.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
The following is a summary of the major functions of this individual's job. He/she may perform other duties, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below, and specific functions may change from time to time.
Assesses patient/resident clinical status
Develops a plan of care
Implements/oversees the implementation of the nursing plan of care
Evaluates effectiveness
Communicates and validates patient care information
Attends Staff Meetings
Minimum Education, Training, and Experience
Active Kentucky RN License required
BCLS required
ACLS & PALS required
NIHSS Certification Required
2 years ER experience required
BSN required except as noted:
Individuals hired as a Staff RN prior to October 1, 2013, are grandfathered and exempt from additional BSN requirements.
Individuals hired as a Staff RN with at least 10 years of Staff RN experience who don’t hold a BSN will be required to either (a) obtain a BSN by enrolling in a program within one year of hire and completing within 5 years of employment or (b) obtain a specialty certification within one year of employment.
Individuals hired as a Staff RN with less than 10 years of Staff RN experience who don’t hold a BSN will be required to obtain a BSN by enrolling in a program within one year of hire and completing within 5 years of employment.
TNCC preferred
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.Skills Required
- Active Kentucky RN License
- BCLS
- ACLS & PALS
- NIHSS Certification
- 2 years ER experience
- BSN
- TNCC
What We Do
Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.
