Intensive Care Registered Nurse Full Time Days

Summary

Job Description:

Full Time 36 weekly hours, Days - three 12-hour shifts, every 3rd weekend, & support shifts required

Sign On Bonus Eligible for Experienced Critical Care Nurses!

About the Unit:

The Intensive Care unit (ICU) is a 20 bed critical care unit specializing in neurologic care.   Staff working in ICU will encounter a variety of nursing needs from stroke, post-op neurosurgery, ventricular drains, abdominal pressure monitoring, CRRT to hypothermia.  

Job Duties:

The ICU nurse assesses and identifies patient needs and implements appropriate interventions for the patient.  The ICU Nurse establishes and maintains a plan for the delivery of nursing care; assures that nursing care interventions and activities are directed to resolve problems; and performs technical aspects of care competently. ICU nurses must have strong critical thinking skills.  The critical care nurse acts as a family and patient resource to guide them through all stages of the patient’s critical care journey. 
 

Minimum Education, Training, and Experience

• Active Kentucky License

• BCLS Required within 90 days of employment.

• ACLS will be required within six months for experienced staff nurses and within one year for new graduate nurses.

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 anEqual Employment Opportunity employer.