Nursing Assistant

Lexington, Kentucky

The Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is a specialized hospital unit where patients are closely monitored and cared for immediately following surgical or procedural interventions requiring anesthesia.

Posted Sep 22

Pay: Not posted
Shift and hours: Mondays & Fridays (0800-2030) Part Time I Mondays & Fridays (0800-2030)2 shifts a week
Unit and setting: PACU · Hospital Nursing Assistant PACU
License: Current KY Nurse Aide Certification or completion of first year of Nursing program with clinical rotation Current KY Nurse Aide Certification, or successful completions of first year of Nursing program with validation of clinical rotation.
Term: Permanent Part Time I Mondays & Fridays (0800-2030)Part Time

Do you qualify?

License: Current KY Nurse Aide Certification or completion of first year of Nursing program with clinical rotation Current KY Nurse Aide Certification, or successful completions of first year of Nursing program with validation of clinical rotation. Check your license
Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent High School Diploma and/or Equivalent.

What it pays

Tuition assistance: Offered

Benefits

BenefitsHealth, Vision, Dental and Pet InsuranceHealth, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
BenefitsTuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annuallyTuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
BenefitsCompany paid Maternity and Paternity LeaveCompany paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
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)

More benefits (10)

BenefitsEmployee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial supportEmployee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
BenefitsRetirement with Company MatchRetirement with Company Match
BenefitsIdentity Theft ProtectionIdentity Theft Protection
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Pet Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Bereavement Leave
PTO

Pay isn’t listed.

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The role and schedule

Day to day: Transports patients after recovery Transports patients after recovery.
Day to day: Assists patients with personal hygiene Assists patients in personal hygiene such as bathing, dental and oral care, hair and nail care.
Day to day: Assists with bowel and bladder functions, records I&O, and stays with patient out of bed Assist patients with bowel and bladder functions while maintaining dignity and recording I & O. Does not leave patient unattended when out of bed for bathroom assistance.
Day to day: Assists patients with dressing and undressing Assists patients in dressing and undressing while providing dignity and privacy.
Day to day: Lifts patients manually or using mechanical lifts as directed Assist patients by lifting them manually or by mechanical lifts as needed as directed by the nurse.
Day to day: Assists patients with eating, drinking, and nutritional needs Assist patients with eating and drinking and nutritional needs.
Day to day: Assists in transferring and discharging patients Assist in transferring and discharging patients as required.
Day to day: Positions patients for meals and cleans hands Assist patients in positioning for meals including cleaning hands of patients
Day to day: Serves meals and feeds patients Assists with serving meals and feeding patients as necessary
Day to day: Offers supplemental feeding and snacks Offers supplemental feeding/snacks
Day to day: Provides fresh ice and drinking water Provides patient with fresh ice and drinking water per policy
Day to day: Documents input on chart every two hours Documents input on chart at least every two hours
Day to day: Turns patients every two hours or as directed Turns patients every two hours and/or as indicated as directed by the Nurse
Day to day: Maintains proper body alignment during transfers and activities Maintains proper body alignment while performing patient transfer and activities
Day to day: Escorts patients during admission, transfer, and discharge Escorts patients during admission, transfer, and discharge as requested
Day to day: Assists with ambulation and sitting up in chair Assists with ambulation, up in chair, or other activities
Day to day: Verifies patient mobility plan and limitations with nurse before care Verifies patient’s limitations, restrictions, and plan for mobility with Nurse prior to initiation of patient care.
Weekends: Weekends required
On call: Weeknights, weekends, and holidays on call by rotation On Call required-weeknights, weekends, and holidays picked by rotation.

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BHS Baptist Healthcare System

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Summary Nursing Assistant PACU Part Time I Mondays & Fridays (0800-2030) PACU I Lexington, KY The Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is a specialized hospital unit where patients are closely monitored and cared for immediately following surgical or procedural interventions requiring anesthesia. The PACU is critical for ensuring patient safety and comfort during the initial recovery period, addressing potential complications, and transitioning patients to the next phase of care.

Description Nursing Assistant (PACU)

Transports patients after recovery. Assists patients in personal hygiene such as bathing, dental and oral care, hair and nail care. Assist patients with bowel and bladder functions while maintaining dignity and recording I & O. Does not leave patient unattended when out of bed for bathroom assistance.

Assists patients in dressing and undressing while providing dignity and privacy. Assist patients by lifting them manually or by mechanical lifts as needed as directed by the nurse. Assist patients with eating and drinking and nutritional needs.

Assist in transferring and discharging patients as required. Assist patients in positioning for meals including cleaning hands of patients Assists with serving meals and feeding patients as necessary Offers supplemental feeding/snacks Provides patient with fresh ice and drinking water per policy Documents input on chart at least every two hours Turns patients every two hours and/or as indicated as directed by the Nurse Maintains proper body alignment while performing patient transfer and activities Escorts patients during admission, transfer, and discharge as requested Assists with ambulation, up in chair, or other activities Verifies patient’s limitations, restrictions, and plan for mobility with Nurse prior to initiation of patient care. On Call required-weeknights, weekends, and holidays picked by rotation.

Requirements Nursing Assistant (PACU)

High School Diploma and/or Equivalent. Current KY Nurse Aide Certification, or successful completions of first year of Nursing program with validation of clinical rotation. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. If not already certified, applicants must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date.

Benefits

Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave 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 Identity Theft Protection 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.

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In Lexington, KY

Lexington, KY

Living costs about 7% below the US average

Life in Lexington, KY

NeighborhoodsLocals often single out Gardenside as a favorite in-city neighborhood. Chevy Chase and Ashland Park are the prestige historic districts—tree-lined Craftsman bungalows, walkable Chevy Chase Shops, minutes from UK and downtown—with typical prices from about $550,000 to over $2 million. East Lexington’s Hamburg Pavilion area, plus Chilesburg, Andover, and Polo Club, draws young families with newer homes, shopping, and stronger school reputations; southwest Beaumont is upscale and family-oriented with the Beaumont Centre Family YMCA nearby. Kenwick is artsy and closer-in; Downtown mixes loft apartments and historic homes. For lower cost, residents point to Versailles and Wilmore as suburbs and to Cardinal Valley, Castlewood, and North Limestone in the city, where older housing stock and mixed conditions buy the savings.

Locals often single out Gardenside as a favorite in-city neighborhood. Chevy Chase and Ashland Park are the prestige historic districts—tree-lined Craftsman bungalows, walkable Chevy Chase Shops, minutes from UK and downtown—with typical prices from about $550,000 to over $2 million.

East Lexington’s Hamburg Pavilion area, plus Chilesburg, Andover, and Polo Club, draws young families with newer homes, shopping, and stronger school reputations; southwest Beaumont is upscale and family-oriented with the Beaumont Centre Family YMCA nearby. Kenwick is artsy and closer-in; Downtown mixes loft apartments and historic homes.

For lower cost, residents point to Versailles and Wilmore as suburbs and to Cardinal Valley, Castlewood, and North Limestone in the city, where older housing stock and mixed conditions buy the savings.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: undergrads.com Source 3: teampannell.com Source 4: ffmoveu.com Source 5: facebook.com

Getting aroundLexington is a car city: Walk Score 34, Bike Score 46, and Transit Score 27. LexTran runs buses, but residents describe public transportation as limited and poorly suited to suburban commutes, and the city as extremely un-walkable and subpar for biking. Keeneland race meets bring a visitor influx and notable congestion on roads near the track. Anyone working citywide shifts should plan on owning a car rather than relying on transit.

Lexington is a car city: Walk Score 34, Bike Score 46, and Transit Score 27. LexTran runs buses, but residents describe public transportation as limited and poorly suited to suburban commutes, and the city as extremely un-walkable and subpar for biking. Keeneland race meets bring a visitor influx and notable congestion on roads near the track.

Anyone working citywide shifts should plan on owning a car rather than relying on transit.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: rent.com

OutdoorsIn town, the University of Kentucky Arboretum, Veterans Park, the Beaumont Trail system, Jacobson Park, Ecton Park, and 26-acre McConnell Springs are the everyday walking and green-space circuit. Raven Run Nature Sanctuary is the wilder in-city nature preserve. Gratz Park and the Legacy Trail tie downtown to longer walks and rides. Day-trip gravity is strong: Kentucky Horse Park, Red River Gorge, and Natural Bridge. Horse-farm country and Keeneland’s grounds also double as scenic walking, especially in fall.

In town, the University of Kentucky Arboretum, Veterans Park, the Beaumont Trail system, Jacobson Park, Ecton Park, and 26-acre McConnell Springs are the everyday walking and green-space circuit. Raven Run Nature Sanctuary is the wilder in-city nature preserve.

Gratz Park and the Legacy Trail tie downtown to longer walks and rides. Day-trip gravity is strong: Kentucky Horse Park, Red River Gorge, and Natural Bridge.

Horse-farm country and Keeneland’s grounds also double as scenic walking, especially in fall.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: teampannell.com Source 2: ffmoveu.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: livingandlocal.net Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: rent.com Source 7: themanchesterky.com

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Living in Lexington

Lexington still sells itself as the Horse Capital of the World, and that is not brochure fluff: Keeneland, the Kentucky Horse Park, and short drives to Woodford Reserve and Buffalo Trace give daily life a texture most midsize cities cannot match. For a nurse relocating, housing still sits well below national medians—sales in the low $300,000s, rents near $1,300—while Chevy Chase and Ashland Park pair Craftsman streets and Niche-A Cassidy, Morton, and Henry Clay schools with $550,000–$2 million prices. Hamburg, Andover, Polo Club, Chilesburg, and Beaumont are the default professional-family belts; Gardenside is a local in-city pick; Cardinal Valley, Castlewood, and North Limestone are how you spend less, with older stock and mixed schools. You will drive: Walk Score 34, LexTran is thin, and race weeks clog roads. Off the clock, downtown means Dudley’s on Short, Malones, Doodle’s, Giuseppe’s, the Opera House, and Rupp Arena; trails run through the UK Arboretum, Raven Run, Jacobson Park, McConnell Springs, and the Beaumont system. Honest tradeoffs are Bluegrass pollen, August UK rental pressure, and a 4% state income tax Florida and Tennessee do not charge.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: undergrads.com Source 2: teampannell.com Source 3: ffmoveu.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: livingandlocal.net Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: themanchesterky.com

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