Registered Nurse Float Pool
BHS Baptist Healthcare System
Apply to this job Lexington, KY Until 8/21/2026 2+ years exp First posted June 13, 2026 Last posted June 13, 2026
Job description
Summary
Job Description:
The Staffing Office plays a critical role in ensuring the optimal allocation of nursing and support staff across all departments.
Float Pool Registered Nurse
ICU and Tele available
Job Description:
- The Registered Nurse implements professional nursing practice centered on the patient as a whole person and the creation of a caring environment focused on healing and wellness.
- Employee honors patients’ mind, body, and spirit by respecting human dignity and the uniqueness of everyone.
- Nursing practices are based on evidence and current research as well as hospital and department policies and procedures, regulatory standards, and professional guidelines.
- Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creativity.
- Nursing excellence is promoted through helping relationships among nursing staff and across other disciplines.
- The Registered 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, this individual 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.
Requirements:
- Current RN licensure or work permit in Kentucky
- 2 years RN experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited college/university or an Associate’s 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
- ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of assignment
Benefits:
- Preventive Plan
- Retirement Plans
Work Experience
Education
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.
About this role
Summary
Provide direct patient care in ICU and telemetry units, coordinate nursing activities, ensure best practices.
Job title
Registered Nurse Float Pool
Experience level
2+ years
Minimum experience
2+ years exp
Industry
healthcare
Location requirements
On-site in Lexington, KY with possibility of remote work
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
RN licensure Kentucky2 years RN experienceBachelor’s Degree in Nursing or 10+ years experienceBasic Life SupportACLS/PALS/NRPdysrhythmia class
Preferred skills
None specified
Specializations
ICUtelemetrypatient care
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Lexington, KY, USA
Hybrid City