| Location | Louisville, KY |
10 years
Associates Degree
$7.25 / hourly
40
1
First (Day)
Summary
Job Description:
Registered Nurse -RN
Full-Time, First Shift
Baptist Health outpatient oncology, where compassionate care meets advanced treatment. Our cancer center offers medical oncology, infusion therapy, radiation oncology, and genetic counseling. We also provide nutritional counseling, palliative care, psychological support, and access to support services. Our expert oncologists and team create personalized treatment plans with the latest technologies. From diagnosis through recovery, we ensure patients and caregivers receive continuous support and education. At Baptist Health, we treat the whole person, offering hope and strength on every patient's journey.
Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Perform comprehensive patient assessments and document findings, identifying risk factors, and engaging with family when necessary.
Develop patient care plans in coordination with the healthcare team, ensuring they are tailored to patient needs and goals.
Provide direct patient care, ensuring comfort and communication during procedures, and adjusting care based on patient responses.
Coordinate care activities to ensure timely interventions and optimal patient outcomes.
Offer mentorship to new nurses and students, and actively participate in staff empowerment and professional development activities.
Contribute to department quality improvement initiatives, enhancing patient care and safety.
Demonstrate compassion, respect, and empathy in patient interactions, ensuring positive relationships with patients and families.
Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required:
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 understandingthat the individual must be enrolled within 12 months in a bachelor's degree program and must haveachieved the degree within 5 years.)
Basic Life Support
ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department ofassignment.
Benefits:
Competitive Salary & Shift Differentials
Tuition Assistance and Reimbursement Programs
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Compassionate Leave Sharing Program
Company-paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
Employee Support Fund for emergency financial assistance
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.
"EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to r ace, color, national origin, gender, s exual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES
Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056."
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