Registered Nurse (Pre-Op)
Part-timeLexington, KYPart-time$7.25/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Registered Nurse (Pre-Op) prepares patients for surgery by assessing needs, developing care plans, providing direct care, and managing care delivery. The role supports quality care and a healing environment, and requires weekend and holiday on-call shifts on a rotating basis. Applicants need current Kentucky RN licensure and a nursing degree; additional education and certification requirements apply depending on experience and department assignment.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
10 - 20 years
Minimum Education Required
Associates Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
20
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Summary
Job Description:
Registered Nurse-Pre-Op
Part Time I Second Shift
Pre-OP I Lexington, KY
The Pre-Operative (Pre-Op) Surgery Unit is a critical component of the hospital's surgical services, dedicated to preparing patients for surgical procedures. This unit ensures that patients are physically, emotionally, and administratively ready for their surgery, focusing on safety, efficiency, and comfort. The Pre-Op Unit streamlines the surgical process by coordinating necessary assessments, addressing patient concerns, and optimizing care transitions.
Description Registered Nurse Pre-OP:
Assessment of patients' needs.
Development of patient care plan/s
Provision of direct care.
Management of patient care delivery.
Demonstrate of leadership skills.
Support for quality care.
Customer relations and healing environment.
On call requirement weekends/holidays picked by rotation.
Operating Room Nurses provide care and support to patients before, during and after surgery.
Clinical decision-making incorporates all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking and creativity.
Must possess ability to supervise and delegate appropriate work to Patient Care Techs, Licensed Practical Nurses, Unit Secretaries, and Students.
RequirementsRegistered Nurse Pre-OP:
Current RN licensure and work permit in Kentucky.
Bachelor's or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited college/university.
Applicants with an associate degree in nursing and less than 10 years of experience must enroll within 12 months of hire in a bachelor's degree program and must have achieved the degree within 5 years.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. If not already certified, must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date.
ACLS/PALS/NRP and successful completion of dysrhythmia class as required by department of assignment.
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.
"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
Part time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
R26109125
How this job compares
Set against the 58,312 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- Kentucky median$7/hr682 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr24,498 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 1,481 open Registered Nurse jobs in Kentucky and 58,312 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- Aya Healthcare, Inc.526 open
- Baptist Health (this employer)277 open
- Norton Healthcare152 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 28,519 postings).
- Education
- 4,397 of the 58,312 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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