Weekend Program-Operating Room Nurse
About The Position
Baptist Health Lexington is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Surgical Services Department in Lexington, Kentucky. The department includes Pre-Op, 20 operating rooms and a scheduling business office, a Postoperative Care Unit, an Endoscopy Department with dedicated pre- and post-op areas, and Sterile Processing. The role is full-time on a weekend shift. Weekend and holiday on-call duties are assigned by rotation. Operating Room Nurses support patients before, during, and after surgery. The nurse assesses patient needs, develops and delivers care plans, manages care delivery, and uses clinical decision-making across all four phases of the nursing process, applying critical thinking and creativity. The role also includes demonstrating leadership, supporting quality care, fostering customer relations and a healing environment, and supervising and delegating appropriate work to Patient Care Techs, Licensed Practical Nurses, Unit Secretaries, and students. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is available to qualified individuals.
Requirements
- Current RN licensure and work permit in Kentucky.
- Bachelor’s or associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university.
- Applicants with an associate degree in nursing and fewer than 10 years of experience must enroll in a bachelor’s degree program within 12 months of hire and earn the degree within 5 years.
- At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; candidates not already certified must obtain it within 30 days of their hire date.
- ACLS, PALS, NRP, and successful completion of a dysrhythmia class as required by the department of assignment.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ needs.
- Develop patient care plans.
- Provide direct care.
- Manage patient care delivery.
- Demonstrate leadership skills.
- Support quality care.
- Promote customer relations and a healing environment.
- Provide care and support to patients before, during, and after surgery.
- Apply clinical decision-making across all four phases of the nursing process, using critical thinking and creativity.
- Supervise and delegate appropriate work to Patient Care Techs, Licensed Practical Nurses, Unit Secretaries, and students.
- Participate in weekend and holiday on-call duties assigned by rotation.
Benefits
- Health, vision, dental, and pet insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability 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, including for pets
- PTO sell-back program
- Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO donation)
- Employee Support Fund for employees needing emergency financial support
- Retirement with company match
- $15,000 sign-on bonus available to qualified individuals
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
