Charge Nurse Weekend Only Days Observation Unit

BHS Baptist Healthcare System

Baptist Health Floyd

New Albany, Indiana

This is an entry-level leadership position responsible for the coordination of care on designated shifts.

Posted Sep 21 · 1 year of experience

Shift and hours: Saturday & Sunday 7a-7p · Days (7am-7pm) · Weekend Only Work (WOW) 24 hours a week
Unit and setting: Emergency Department Observation Unit · Hospital Nurses in this unit care for a variety of patients including chest pain, cardiac arrhythmias, heart catheterizations, laparoscopic cholecystectomies, UTIs, and DVTs.
License: RN license Current Indiana or compact state RN license.
Term: Permanent Part-time (24 Hours Weekly), Days (7am-7pm)Part-time

Do you qualify?

License: RN license Current Indiana or compact state RN license. Check your license
Certification: BLS for Healthcare Provider BLS for Healthcare Provider required.
Certification: Professional/Specialty certification per unit/department standards Professional/Specialty certification required as per unit/department standards.
Certification: ACLS for Healthcare provider within 12 months of hireAfter hire · obtained within 12 months of hire ACLS for Healthcare provider required (obtained within 12 months of hire).
Education: minimum of an ASN from an approved nursing program Graduate of an approved nursing program, holding a minimum of an ASN.
Experience: one year of nursing experience One year of nursing experience required; One year of experience in area of specialty preferred.

Preferred

Experience: one year of experience in area of specialty

What it pays

Weekend differential: Work every weekend and receive PREMIUM PAY for WOW shifts Work every weekend and receive PREMIUM PAY for WOW shifts
Eligibility: Benefit Eligible Benefit Eligible
Bonus: Sign On Bonus $$ Sign On Bonus Eligible for Experienced External Applicants Only! $$for Experienced External Applicants Only
Extra pay: PREMIUM PAY for WOW shiftsWork every weekend

Benefits

Benefitscompetitive salaries and excellent benefitsWe offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

Posted pay in Indiana

The role and schedule

Charge: acting as a resource nurse for the department Responsible for acting as a resource nurse for the department.
Charge: provide leadership to unit staff members in patient care He/she will provide leadership to the staff members of the unit in the area of patient care.
Day to day: work alongside team and provide direct patient care
Charge: determine staffing fluctuations during shifts
Charge: respond to departmental concerns
Charge: address immediate staff issues
Charge: coordinate patient flow
Charge: immediate oversight of employees while performing directly related work This position has immediate oversight of employees while performing the same or directly related work as those the position leads.
Patients: patients expected to be in hospital less than 24 hours including chest pain, cardiac arrhythmias, heart catheterizations, laparoscopic cholecystectomies, UTIs, and DVTs Nurses in this unit care for a variety of patients including chest pain, cardiac arrhythmias, heart catheterizations, laparoscopic cholecystectomies, UTIs, and DVTs.
Unit size: 29-bed unit The Observation Unit is a 29-bed unit affiliated with the Emergency Department and observes patients who are expected to be in the hospital less than 24 hours.
Hours stated: Saturday & Sunday 7a-7p. (1) Weekend off per quarter.
Weekends: 1 weekend off per quarter (1) Weekend off per quarter.
Weekends: every weekend
Details: staffed with a provider between 7 AM and 5 PM each day of the week The unit is staffed with a provider between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM each day of the week to provide support and high-level care.
Details: Pathway to Excellence® designated organization Baptist Health Floyd is a Pathway to Excellence® designated organization.

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Summary Work Saturday & Sunday 7a-7p. (1) Weekend off per quarter.

Intermediate level of care Job Description

Seeking Charge Nurse WOW! Baptist Health Floyd, Emergency Department Observation Unit Part-time (24 Hours Weekly), Days (7am-7pm) Weekend Only Work (WOW) Benefit Eligible $$ Sign On Bonus Eligible for Experienced External Applicants Only! $$ Job

Duties

Responsible for acting as a resource nurse for the department. This is an entry-level leadership position responsible for the coordination of care on designated shifts. He/she will provide leadership to the staff members of the unit in the area of patient care. This position will work alongside the team and provide direct patient care while determining needed staffing fluctuations during shifts, responding to departmental concerns, address immediate staff issues and coordinate patient flow. This position has immediate oversight of employees while performing the same or directly related work as those the position leads.

About the Unit

The Observation Unit is a 29-bed unit affiliated with the Emergency Department and observes patients who are expected to be in the hospital less than 24 hours. Nurses in this unit care for a variety of patients including chest pain, cardiac arrhythmias, heart catheterizations, laparoscopic cholecystectomies, UTIs, and DVTs. The unit is staffed with a provider between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM each day of the week to provide support and high-level care. New Graduate RNs welcome.

Position/Opportunity Highlights

Work every weekend and receive PREMIUM PAY for WOW shifts

Qualifications

Graduate of an approved nursing program, holding a minimum of an ASN. Current Indiana or compact state RN license. BLS for Healthcare Provider required.

ACLS for Healthcare provider required (obtained within 12 months of hire). One year of nursing experience required; One year of experience in area of specialty preferred. Professional/Specialty certification required as per unit/department standards.

Baptist Health Floyd is a Pathway to Excellence® designated organization. We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits. We are conveniently located 10 minutes from downtown Louisville at 1850 State Street, New Albany, IN 47150. EOE.

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?

In New Albany, IN

New Albany, INFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 7% below the US average

Median rent: $1,026/mo
Household income: $54,710/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in New Albany, IN

NeighborhoodsResidential options in New Albany range from the historic core, celebrated for its preserved Victorian-era architecture and walkable streets, to quieter mid-century and suburban developments stretching into Floyd County. Relocating professionals looking for urban walkability focus near downtown and Main Street, while those prioritizing suburban yards settle into the outer residential corridors of the city or nearby Jeffersonville. Community feedback highlights that residential texture varies from block to block, with a few uneven transitional pockets contrasting against established, quiet neighborhoods.

Residential options in New Albany range from the historic core, celebrated for its preserved Victorian-era architecture and walkable streets, to quieter mid-century and suburban developments stretching into Floyd County. Relocating professionals looking for urban walkability focus near downtown and Main Street, while those prioritizing suburban yards settle into the outer residential corridors of the city or nearby Jeffersonville.

Community feedback highlights that residential texture varies from block to block, with a few uneven transitional pockets contrasting against established, quiet neighborhoods.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: jimmywelch.com Source 3: facebook.com

Getting aroundCommuters in New Albany experience an average travel time of approximately nineteen minutes. Hospital employees commuting across the Ohio River into major Louisville medical centers rely on interstate bridges such as Interstate 64, making peak-hour river crossings and potential bridge congestion the primary factors in shift timing. Local driving within New Albany and Clark and Floyd counties remains straightforward with convenient surface street navigation and ample parking.

Commuters in New Albany experience an average travel time of approximately nineteen minutes. Hospital employees commuting across the Ohio River into major Louisville medical centers rely on interstate bridges such as Interstate 64, making peak-hour river crossings and potential bridge congestion the primary factors in shift timing.

Local driving within New Albany and Clark and Floyd counties remains straightforward with convenient surface street navigation and ample parking.

Sources

As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: jimmywelch.com

OutdoorsNew Albany maintains an active municipal park system encompassing more than fifteen public parks and recreational facilities. Outdoor enthusiasts take advantage of bicycling and walking paths lining the Ohio River corridor, as well as nearby regional destinations like the pedestrian-friendly Big Four Bridge connecting the Southern Indiana shoreline directly to Louisville's riverfront green spaces.

New Albany maintains an active municipal park system encompassing more than fifteen public parks and recreational facilities. Outdoor enthusiasts take advantage of bicycling and walking paths lining the Ohio River corridor, as well as nearby regional destinations like the pedestrian-friendly Big Four Bridge connecting the Southern Indiana shoreline directly to Louisville's riverfront green spaces.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: livability.com Source 2: desmoinesparent.com

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New Albany, Indiana, delivers a distinctive river-town experience perched directly on the northern bank of the Ohio River across from Louisville. Relocating healthcare professionals are drawn to its authentic historic core, defined by grand Victorian-era architecture and a walkable downtown scene along Main Street packed with independent restaurants, local coffee spots, and a food truck park with rooftop seating. Rather than functioning simply as a Louisville bedroom community, New Albany maintains its own school system, cultural identity, and signature traditions like the Harvest Homecoming festival and exhibits at the Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center. Outdoor recreation thrives through more than fifteen municipal parks, riverside cycling corridors, and easy access to the pedestrian Big Four Bridge. The tradeoff centers on urban scope: while offering significantly more housing space and a quieter lifestyle than Louisville, newcomers must navigate a smaller local footprint, bridge traffic into Kentucky medical centers, and a few uneven transitional neighborhood blocks that require advance scouting.

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As of 2026-07Source 1: livability.com Source 2: jimmywelch.com Source 3: gosoin.com Source 4: desmoinesparent.com

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New Albany, INFrom Census ACS 2024.