Now Hiring Registered Nurse-Baptist Health Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky

Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the d on healing and wellness.

Posted Sep 17 · 1 year of experience

Shift and hours: Days and Nights
Unit and setting: Emergency Dept. · Hospital Emergency Dept.
License: RN licenseCurrent RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky
Term: Permanent Full-time and Part-time available.Full-time and Part-time

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License: Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky. Check your license
Certification: ACLS/PALS/NRP as required by department ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of assignment.
Education: Bachelor's or associate degree in nursing from an accredited college/university Bachelor's or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited college/university.
Education: BSN enrollment within 12 months of hire and completion within 5 years for ADN nurses with less than 10 years of experienceAfter hire · within 12 months of hire
Experience: One year of experience One year of experience.
Also asks: Successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of assignment

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What it pays

Pay differential: shift differentials shift differentials
Tuition assistance: Offered
Extra pay: Shift differentials Competitive pay, shift differentials, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

BenefitsTuition Assistance reimbursement programTuition Assistance reimbursement program
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)
BenefitsEmployee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial supportEmployee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support

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Day to day: Implement professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the d on healing and wellness.
Day to day: Honor patients' minds, body, and spirit by respecting human dignity and uniqueness Employee honors patients’ minds, body, and spirit by respecting human dignity and the uniqueness of everyone.
Day to day: Incorporate nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity into clinical decision-making based on evidence, policies, and regulatory standards
Day to day: Promote nursing excellence through helping relationships among staff and across disciplines Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines.
Details: Magnet designation The Magnet® designation was first achieved at Baptist Health Lexington 2005.

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Summary Registered Nurse All Shifts and Departments Baptist Health I Lexington, KY “Your Experience Matters" Registered Nurse Opportunity We recognize that many talented healthcare professionals are navigating unexpected changes. If you're evaluating your next step, we’d welcome the opportunity to talk about roles where your experience is valued and supported.” Baptist Health Magnet Hospital. The Magnet® designation was first achieved at Baptist Health Lexington 2005. Serving as a model of nursing excellence in 2018, Baptist Health was the first community hospital system to have both Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® credentials at all nine facilities.

Supporting the Baptist Health mission, vision and values, the Magnet® credential shows the excellent level of work from nursing. At Baptist Health Lexington, we believe in fostering a supportive environment where nurses are empowered to grow professionally while providing exceptional care. Join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and compassion.

Several opportunities throughout Baptist Health, including but not limited to: Neuro ICU Neurology Cardiology Surgical Orthopedic Dialysis Emergency Dept.

Position Highlights

Full-time and Part-time available. Days and Nights. Competitive pay

shift differentials, and comprehensive benefits.

Responsibilities

Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the d on healing and wellness. Employee honors patients’ minds, body, and spirit by respecting human dignity and the uniqueness of everyone. Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines.

Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity. Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines. The Registered Nurse is an exemplary for compassion, acceptance, respect, and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness.

Requirements

One year of experience. Current RN licensure or 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.

Benefits

Tuition Assistance reimbursement program 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 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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