BHLEX Charge Nurse-3E, 19 Bed Acute Care/Tele,Part-Time,Nights at BHS, Lexington, KY
BHLEX Charge Nurse-3E, 19 Bed Acute Care/Tele,Part-Time,Nights at BHS in Lexington, KY. Part-time. Est. up to $40k. Apply with swipeandhired.
Summary
Job Description:
Charge Nurse
Part-Time, Third Shift
3E
3E is a 19-bed telemetry unit, specializing in neurology and medical cardiology patients. The staff on 3E care for patients who come to BHL for our Comprehensive Stoke Care Program and nurses on 3E have additional certifications and training to provide high-quality care to our Stoke population. Patients are admitted from the ED, ICU, or direct admits on this unit.
Charge Nurse provides shift leadership and coordinates staff workflow to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality patient care. Supports clinical operations, addresses patient care concerns, and provides direct nursing care, including assessments, treatments, care coordination, education, admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Job Description:
- Under the direction of Unit Director, Clinical House Supervisor, +/or Designee:
- Provides supervision of workflow and staff for a designated shift in overseeing the efficient functioning of the department.
- Assures the provision of patient care, by addressing performance, risk management, patient, family and physician issues/concerns as appropriate.
- The Charge Nurse is an exemplar for compassion, acceptance, respect and empathy honoring nursing as a distinct discipline and supporting an environment focused on healing and wellness.
- As a clinical nurse, the charge nurse spends majority of his/her time (> 50%) coordinating, ensuring and providing direct patient care activities on the unit through: provision of nursing rounds, assessments and treatments; facilitating admission, transfer and discharge activities; provision of patient and family-centered education; care coordination and individualized treatment planning as applicable, etc.
Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:
- Active Kentucky RN license.
- Basic Life Support- Applicants will have 30 days from their hired date to provide completion of this certification if they don’t have it already.
- ACLS and/or other designated unit specific certification training/requirements.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or currently actively pursuing a BSN degree. (BSN degree must be completed within 5 years of starting program).
- Minimum of one year of Registered Nurse experience.
Benefits:
- Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
- 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
- Retirement with Company Match
- Identity Theft Protection
- 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon 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.