Registered Nurse NICU Full Time Days
Louisville, Kentucky
- Shift and hours
- Days
- Unit and setting
- NICU · 18 beds · HospitalThe NICU provides level III care to infants as early as 26 weeks gestation.
- License
- RN licenseActive Kentucky License.
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Active Kentucky License. Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required within 90 days of hire.
- Certification
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 90 days of hire.
- Education
- Associate's degree in nursing.
- Also asks
- 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!
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- Floating
- Floats to other units
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
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- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
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NICU / Neonatal is open from year one. Residencies hire in directly, and the unit's level sets the work.
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Summary
Registered Nurse NICU- Full Time, Days
Status: Full Time
Shift: First
About the Unit
The NICU provides level III care to infants as early as 26 weeks gestation. NICU is comprised of 12, all private rooms, with the ability to hold up to 18 patients. NICU nurses care for two to three patients, depending on acuity. Nurses also cross-train to the newborn nursery and assist with deliveries as needed. NICU experience is desired to include experience with high-flow oxygen therapy and ventilators; however, a limited number of new graduate nurses are accepted each year. BCLS and NRP is/will be required.
Job
Summary
Registered nurse implements the nursing process for each assigned to his/her care regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric) and is responsible for the patient’s care consistent with the Kentucky Nursing Laws and organizational policies and procedures. The registered nurse promotes positive patient outcomes, and the delivery of quality patient care and initiates change through active involvement in the unit-based and hospital shared governance councils while contributing to a healthy professional practice environment.
Requirements
Associate's degree in nursing.
Active Kentucky License.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required within 90 days of hire.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 90 days of hire.
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?
Louisville, KY
Living costs about 10% below the US average