Registered Nurse NICU PRN Nights
Louisville, Kentucky
Health system employer
RN
Posted Aug 10 · New grads welcomed · reported
- Shift
- Nights
- Unit
- NICU
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Nurse to patient
- 1:2–1:3
- Term
- Per Diem
- On the floor
- Floating required
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
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- New graduates
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Summary
Registered Nurse NICU- PRN, Nights
Status: PRN 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.
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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.
Place
- City
- Louisville, Kentucky
- State price level
- 10% below the national average
- Address
- Louisville, KY, USA
Kentucky index 90.2, where 100 is the national average.
Louisville blends Southern charm with Midwestern practicality, offering nurses an affordable Ohio River city known for bourbon heritage, the Kentucky Derby, and a surprisingly vibrant arts scene. The Highlands and NuLu neighborhoods showcase local dining and nightlife, while the city's extensive park system provides easy outdoor access between shifts.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Baptist Health System KY & IN is a faith-based healthcare system with over 90 years of service, recognized as Kentuckians' preferred healthcare provider. The system operates across Kentucky and Indiana, with a presence in Lexington, Kentucky. The organization is anchored…
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NICU / Neonatal is open from year one. Residencies hire in directly, and the unit's level sets the work.
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