Registered Nurse NICU Full Time Nights
Louisville, Kentucky
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.
Posted Oct 5 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Third shift · Nights Shift: Third Registered Nurse NICU- Full Time, Nights
- Unit and setting
- NICU · Hospital The NICU provides level III care to infants as early as 26 weeks gestation.Level III infants as early as 26 weeks gestation
- License
- RN licenseActive Kentucky License
- Term
- Permanent Status: Full TimeFull Time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed however, a limited number of new graduate nurses are accepted each year.
- License
- Active Kentucky License Active Kentucky License. Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days of hire Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required within 90 days of hire.
- Certification
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days of hire Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 90 days of hire.
- Education
- Associate's degree in nursing Associate's degree in nursing.
Preferred
- Experience
- NICU experience including high-flow oxygen therapy and ventilators 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.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 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 jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Cross-training
- cross-train to newborn nursery Nurses also cross-train to the newborn nursery and assist with deliveries as needed.
- Day to day
- assist with deliveries as needed
- Unit size
- 12 private rooms, up to 18 patients NICU is comprised of 12, all private rooms, with the ability to hold up to 18 patients.
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- two to three patients per nurse NICU nurses care for two to three patients, depending on acuity.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
NICU / Neonatal is open from year one. Residencies hire in directly, and the unit's level sets the work.
Original listing
Posted on BHS Baptist Healthcare System’s careers page.
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- Summary
- Registered Nurse NICU- Full Time, Nights
- Status: Full Time
- Shift: Third
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