Full-Time Mother Baby RN-Night Shift
Lexington, Kentucky
Health system employer
Posted Aug 24 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Mother-Baby
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 10+ years
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About this role
Summary
Registered Nurse – Mother-baby
Location: Baptist Health Lexington
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Schedule
Full-time | 3rd Shift (Nights) | 12-hour shifts | 3 days per week
UNIT
Overview
The Baptist Health Lexington Mother/Baby Unit is comprised of 42 private rooms and is staffed by skilled and compassionate nurses who specialize in providing a high level of patient-centered postpartum care for both Mom and baby. Our newborn nursery is staffed by two newborn assessment nurses (NANs) and our patients receive breastfeeding guidance from staff along with our knowledgeable certified lactation consultants. Many members of the team have received extra training and certification in maternal and newborn care.
Our focus is assisting families in getting the best start possible and making the transition home as smooth as possible through the provision of quality care, education, and support.
Job summary
The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, evidence-based care designed to support healing and wellness. In this role, you’ll coordinate, ensure, and provide direct patient care while creating an environment rooted in dignity, respect, and empathy. You will use your clinical expertise and critical thinking to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized care for patients across the lifespan.
As a clinical nurse , you’ll spend the majority of your time ( 50%) coordinating, ensuring, and providing direct patient care through:
- Conducting nursing rounds, assessments, and treatments
- Facilitating admissions, transfers, and discharges
- Providing patient and family-centered education
- Coordinating care and developing individualized treatment plans
Requirements
- Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college/university or an associate degree with a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience required. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree and less than ten years’ experience, an associate degree in nursing will be acceptable for initial hire with the understanding that the individual must be enrolled within 12 months in a bachelor’s degree program and must have achieved the degree within 5 years.
- Basic Life Support (Must obtain within 30 days of hire.)
- ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of assignment.
Benefits
- Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
- Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
- 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
Please note: These benefits apply to Full-Time positions. (32 weekly hours- 40 weekly hours)
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
- -Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky
- -Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college/university or an associate degree with a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience required. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree and less than ten years’ experience, an associate degree in nursing will be acceptable for initial hire with the understanding that the individual must be enrolled within 12 months in a bachelor’s degree program and must have achieved the degree within 5 years.
- -Basic Life Support (Must obtain within 30 days of hire.)
- -ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of assignment.
Place
- City
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
Lexington area index 92.9, where 100 is the national average.
Lush rolling horse pastures meet a lively college-town energy in Lexington, home to the University of Kentucky and its major medical campus. The city blends Bluegrass charm with growing healthcare opportunities, making it an appealing spot for RNs seeking a mid-size city with Southern warmth.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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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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