Intensive Care Registered Nurse Full Time Days
Louisville, Kentucky
The ICU nurse assesses and identifies patient needs and implements appropriate interventions for the patient.
Posted Oct 2 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Day shift (7a to 7p) · three 12-hour shifts per week Full Time 36 weekly hours, day shift - three 12-hour shifts per week (7a to 7p) & every third weekend.36 weekly hours
- Unit and setting
- Intensive Care unit (ICU) · Hospital The Intensive Care unit (ICU) is a 20 bed critical care unit specializing in neurologic care.neurologic critical care
- License
- RN license Kentucky License
- Term
- Starts Oct 2, 2026 · Permanent Full Time 36 weekly hours, day shift - three 12-hour shifts per week (7a to 7p) & every third weekend.Full Time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed ACLS will be required within six months for experienced staff nurses and within one year for new graduate nurses.
- License
- Kentucky License Check your license
- Certification
- BCLS within 90 days of employmentAfter hire · within 90 days of employment
- Also asks
- strong critical thinking skills ICU nurses must have strong critical thinking skills.
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 →
What it pays
- Bonus
- Sign On Bonus Eligible Sign On Bonus Eligible for Experienced Critical Care Nurses!Experienced Critical Care Nurses
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus
The role and schedule
- Patients
- stroke, post-op neurosurgery, ventricular drains, abdominal pressure monitoring, CRRT, and hypothermia Staff working in ICU will encounter a variety of nursing needs from stroke, post-op neurosurgery, ventricular drains, abdominal pressure monitoring, CRRT to hypothermia.
- Day to day
- assesses and identifies patient needs and implements appropriate interventions The ICU nurse assesses and identifies patient needs and implements appropriate interventions for the patient.
- Day to day
- establishes and maintains a plan for the delivery of nursing care
- Day to day
- assures nursing care interventions and activities are directed to resolve problems
- Day to day
- performs technical aspects of care competently
- Day to day
- acts as a family and patient resource throughout critical care The critical care nurse acts as a family and patient resource to guide them through all stages of the patient’s critical care journey.
- Unit size
- 20 bed critical care unit The Intensive Care unit (ICU) is a 20 bed critical care unit specializing in neurologic care.
- Hours stated
- three 12-hour shifts per week (7a to 7p) & every third weekend. Support shifts required.
- Weekends
- every third weekend Full Time 36 weekly hours, day shift - three 12-hour shifts per week (7a to 7p) & every third weekend.
- Details
- Support shifts required Support shifts required.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
Original listing
Posted on BHS Baptist Healthcare System’s careers page.
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Summary
3x12 hrs Job Description
Full Time 36 weekly hours, day shift - three 12-hour shifts per week (7a to 7p) & every third weekend. Support shifts required. Sign On Bonus Eligible for Experienced Critical Care Nurses!
About the Unit
The Intensive Care unit (ICU) is a 20 bed critical care unit specializing in neurologic care. Staff working in ICU will encounter a variety of nursing needs from stroke, post-op neurosurgery, ventricular drains, abdominal pressure monitoring, CRRT to hypothermia. Job
Duties
The ICU nurse assesses and identifies patient needs and implements appropriate interventions for the patient. The ICU Nurse establishes and maintains a plan for the delivery of nursing care; assures that nursing care interventions and activities are directed to resolve problems; and performs technical aspects of care competently. ICU nurses must have strong critical thinking skills. The critical care nurse acts as a family and patient resource to guide them through all stages of the patient’s critical care journey. Minimum Education, Training, and Experience
- Active Kentucky License
- BCLS Required within 90 days of employment.
- ACLS will be required within six months for experienced staff nurses and within one year for new graduate nurses.
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