Registered Nurse
Lexington, Kentucky
Operating Room Nurses provide care and support to patients before, during and after surgery.
- Eligibility
- Shift and hours
- First Shift Full Time I First Shift
- Unit and setting
- Cardiac Catheterization Lab · Hospital Our three units encompass the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Electrophysiology Lab, and Cardiovascular Observation Unit.
- License
- RN licenseCurrent RN licensure and work permit in Kentucky
- Term
- Permanent Full Time I First ShiftFull Time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed ACLS certification required within 6 months for experienced nurses and 1 year for new graduates.
- License
- Current RN licensure and work permit in Kentucky Current RN licensure and work permit in Kentucky. Check your license
- Certification
- ACLS/PALS/NRP and dysrhythmia class as required by department ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of assignment.
- Education
- Associate or Bachelor's degree in nursing Bachelor’s or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited college/university.
- Education
- Enroll in BSN program within 12 months and graduate within 5 years for ADN with under 10 years experience
Preferred
- Experience
- ICU, CCU, or cardiovascular nursing experience Minimum of 2 years of ICU, CCU, or cardiovascular nursing experience preferred.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Sign-on bonus
- $15,000
- Tuition assistance
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
- Bonus
- $15,000 Sign on Bonus $15,000 Sign on Bonus Available for Qualified IndividualsAvailable for Qualified Individuals
Benefits
- BenefitsHealth, Vision, Dental and Pet InsuranceHealth, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
- BenefitsLife InsuranceLife Insurance
- BenefitsShort Term and Long-Term Disability and Life InsuranceShort Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
- BenefitsIdentity Theft ProtectionIdentity Theft Protection
- BenefitsTuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annuallyTuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
- BenefitsCompany paid Maternity and Paternity LeaveCompany paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
More benefits (10)
- Benefits5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
- BenefitsBereavement Leave (includes pets)Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
- BenefitsPTO Sell Back ProgramPTO Sell Back Program
- BenefitsCompassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
- BenefitsEmployee Support Fund for emergency financial supportEmployee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
- BenefitsRetirement with Company MatchRetirement with Company Match
- Short Term and Long-Term Disability
- Bereavement Leave
- Compassionate Leave Sharing Program
- Employee Support Fund
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Assessment of patient needs Assessment of patients’ needs.
- Day to day
- Development of patient care plans Development of patient care plans.
- Day to day
- Provision of direct care Provision of direct care.
- Day to day
- Management of patient care delivery Management of patient care delivery.
- Day to day
- Demonstrate leadership skills Demonstrate leadership skills.
- Day to day
- Support for quality care Support for quality care.
- Day to day
- Customer relations and healing environment Customer relations and a healing environment.
- Day to day
- Provide care and support to patients before, during, and after surgery Operating Room Nurses provide care and support to patients before, during and after surgery.
- Day to day
- Clinical decision-making using nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking and creativity.
- Day to day
- Supervise and delegate work to PCTs, LPNs, unit secretaries, and students Must possess ability to supervise and delegate appropriate work to Patient Care Techs, Licensed Practical Nurses, Unit Secretaries, and Students.
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- On call
- Weekends and holidays on call picked by rotation On call requirement weekends/holidays picked by rotation.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Summary
Registered Nurse-Cath Lab
Full Time I First Shift
Diagnostic and Imaging I Lexington, Ky
$15,000 Sign on Bonus Available for Qualified Individuals
Baptist Health invasive cardiac services, where compassionate care meets advanced treatment and research. Our three units encompass the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Electrophysiology Lab, and Cardiovascular Observation Unit. Our invasive Cardiac Services include cardiac catheterizations, angioplasty, percutaneous catheter interventions, cardiac MEMs, interventional neurology, interventional radiology, cardiac ablations, pacemakers/defibrillators, left atrial appendage occlusion devices, loop recorder implants, transesophageal echocardiograms, and electrical cardioversions.
The cardiovascular observation unit also serves as our preoperative and postoperative area. At Baptist Health, we treat the whole person, offering hope and strength on every patient’s journey.
Description Cath Lab RN
- Assessment of patients’ needs.
- Development of patient care plans.
- Provision of direct care.
- Management of patient care delivery.
- Demonstrate leadership skills.
- Support for quality care.
- Customer relations and a healing environment.
- On call requirement weekends/holidays picked by rotation.
- Operating Room Nurses provide care and support to patients before, during and after surgery.
- Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking and creativity.
- Must possess ability to supervise and delegate appropriate work to Patient Care Techs, Licensed Practical Nurses, Unit Secretaries, and Students.
Qualifications Cath Lab RN
- Current RN licensure and 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.
- Minimum of 2 years of ICU, CCU, or cardiovascular nursing experience preferred.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. If not already certified, applicants must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date.
ACLS certification required within 6 months for experienced nurses and 1 year for new graduates.
Benefits
- Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
- Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
- 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
Retirement with Company Match
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.
What's around it?
Lexington, KY
Living costs about 7% below the US average