
RN Full Time, Nights- 5 South Observation
Louisville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The RN will work in Baptist Health’s 5 South Observation Unit, supporting Emergency Department and telemetry services. The unit provides short-term monitoring and evaluation for low-acuity patients before an inpatient admission decision. Nurses with experience in telemetry, emergency, intermediate, critical, or ambulatory care are preferred but not required. The role includes patient assessment, care planning, evaluation, and blood draws when needed.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
High School Diploma/G.E.D.
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Summary
ACLS
BLS
NIH Certification- training available
12 Lead EKG- training available
Phlebotomy
Job Description:
Job Summary
The 5 South Observation Unit is a fastpaced, teamfocused environment supporting both the Emergency Department and telemetry services. The unit cares for lowacuity patients who need shortterm monitoring and additional evaluation before determining whether inpatient admission is required. This role is an excellent fit for nurses with experience in Telemetry, Emergency Department, Intermediate Care, ICU/CCU, ambulatory care, or those who are comfortable with basic phlebotomy skills. While not required, this experience supports efficient patient flow and timely diagnostics.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Performs thorough assessments and ongoing reassessments to guide patient care
Develops individualized, evidencebased plans of care
Provides care aligned with organizational policies, professional standards, and the mission, vision, and values of the organization
Evaluates patient responses and adjusts interventions as needed
Demonstrates strong critical thinking, clinical reasoning, organization, and leadership in all aspects of care
Utilizes blooddraw skills when needed to support timely lab collection (not a required qualification)
Minimum Education, Training, and Experience Required
Active Kentucky RN license
BCLS required (training available)
ACLS required (training available)
NIH preferred
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."
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
R25088141
How this job compares
Set against the 55,323 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- Kentucky median$7/hr652 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr22,758 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is close to the Kentucky median midpoint ($7/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Kentucky.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,339 open Registered Nurse jobs in Kentucky and 55,323 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- Aya Healthcare, Inc.434 open
- Baptist Health (this employer)268 open
- Norton Healthcare137 open
- Experience
- Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (26,975 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 17,251 of the 55,323 open Registered Nurse jobs (31%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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