Registered Nurse OR Circulator Part Time

Baptist Health System KY & IN

Paducah, Kentucky

Posted Aug 3

Shift and hours: 10-⁠hour days1 shifts · 10 hours a week
Unit and setting: OR · Hospital
License: RN licenseCurrent RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing is required.
Term: Permanent

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License: Current RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing is required. Check your license
Education: ADN or higher
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10 hour shift / No call

The RN prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care of patients; participates in patient and family teaching; and provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary, nursing, and other patient-team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. Creates a positive customer service environment.

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Assessment and identification of patient needs Implementation of appropriate interventions considering the needs of patient populations per department scope of service. Delegation of nursing care activities and provisions of supervision; 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.

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Current RN licensure recognized by the Kentucky State Board of Nursing is required. ADN or higher 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 Paducah, KY

Paducah, KYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 14% below the US average

Median rent: $834/mo
Household income: $49,915/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Paducah, KY

NeighborhoodsLocals consistently name Lone Oak, Hendron, and West Paducah for convenience and mall-area access, with Midtown called the best in-city neighborhood. Reddit residents also recommend Pines and the mall area for apartments. Lower Town is the historic arts district—galleries, coffee shops, and an early-2000s artist relocation program—while Clayshire sits near Baptist Health Paducah. Downtown holds Greek Revival homes and twenty National Register blocks; Fountain Avenue is a lived-in corridor with shops such as 13th Street Bike Shop.

Locals consistently name Lone Oak, Hendron, and West Paducah for convenience and mall-area access, with Midtown called the best in-city neighborhood. Reddit residents also recommend Pines and the mall area for apartments.

Lower Town is the historic arts district—galleries, coffee shops, and an early-2000s artist relocation program—while Clayshire sits near Baptist Health Paducah. Downtown holds Greek Revival homes and twenty National Register blocks; Fountain Avenue is a lived-in corridor with shops such as 13th Street Bike Shop.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: homes.com

Getting aroundCitywide average commute is about 12.67 minutes, and residents describe traffic as easy; Paducah scores 90/100 for drivability, 50/100 walkability, and 30/100 bikeability. Baptist Health Paducah is a short hop for Clayshire residents; Mercy Health-Lourdes is the other major hospital. Historic downtown has more than 500 on-street spaces plus over 1,000 free off-street lot spaces. Sources do not describe transit as a primary way to reach the hospitals.

Citywide average commute is about 12.67 minutes, and residents describe traffic as easy; Paducah scores 90/100 for drivability, 50/100 walkability, and 30/100 bikeability. Baptist Health Paducah is a short hop for Clayshire residents; Mercy Health-Lourdes is the other major hospital.

Historic downtown has more than 500 on-street spaces plus over 1,000 free off-street lot spaces. Sources do not describe transit as a primary way to reach the hospitals.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: paducahky.gov Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: homes.com

OutdoorsBob Noble Park is Paducah's largest city park—miles of walking paths, a Greenway Trail connection, Lake Montgomery in Kentucky's Fishing in Neighborhoods program, a large public pool, pickleball, and picnic shelters; locals near Conrad Heights fish there. River life centers on the Ohio River Boat Launch, the City of Paducah Transient Boat Dock, and a riverfront park system. Golf and disc golf run at Paxton Park Golf Course and Midtown Golf, Disc Golf & Footgolf; dogs go to the Paducah Dog Park at Stuart Nelson Park. Nearby Land Between the Lakes is the big regional recreation area, and the Tennessee RiverLine vision ties paddling, hiking, and biking along the Tennessee River into Paducah. City parks also include a skatepark, sprayparks, and Brooks Stadium.

Bob Noble Park is Paducah's largest city park—miles of walking paths, a Greenway Trail connection, Lake Montgomery in Kentucky's Fishing in Neighborhoods program, a large public pool, pickleball, and picnic shelters; locals near Conrad Heights fish there. River life centers on the Ohio River Boat Launch, the City of Paducah Transient Boat Dock, and a riverfront park system.

Golf and disc golf run at Paxton Park Golf Course and Midtown Golf, Disc Golf & Footgolf; dogs go to the Paducah Dog Park at Stuart Nelson Park. Nearby Land Between the Lakes is the big regional recreation area, and the Tennessee RiverLine vision ties paddling, hiking, and biking along the Tennessee River into Paducah.

City parks also include a skatepark, sprayparks, and Brooks Stadium.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: paducah.travel Source 2: paducahky.gov Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: homes.com

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Paducah is a compact Ohio–Tennessee river city of roughly 27,000 and a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art—National Quilt Museum, QuiltWeek, fifty-plus Robert Dafford floodwall murals, and a working Lower Town arts district. For a nurse the practical draw is a ~13-minute average commute, easy traffic, and two hospital systems: Baptist Health Paducah (convenient from Clayshire) and Mercy Health-Lourdes, with housing well below national prices. Locals point to Lone Oak, Hendron, West Paducah, Midtown, and Pines; apartments cluster by the mall. Lone Oak and Reidland elementaries rate 10/10 on GreatSchools. Life runs through Bob Noble Park and the Greenway Trail, river docks, downtown’s Entertainment Destination Center, Red’s donuts, and BBQ on the River. Tradeoffs: high humidity, lower wages outside healthcare, higher utilities, and small-city nightlife. Residents call it friendly, low-crime, and cheap—best if you want art, river parks, and a short drive more than urban density.

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As of 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: homes.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: facebook.com Source 6: paducah.travel Source 7: paducahky.gov Source 8: courier-journal.com

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