
Registered Nurse Vascular Thoracic Full Time Nights
Louisville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Registered Nurse will work in Baptist Health’s 21-bed Vascular Thoracic Unit, caring for patients following vascular and thoracic surgeries. The role implements the nursing process across all age groups, aligns care with Kentucky nursing laws and organizational policies, and supports positive patient outcomes. The nurse also participates in unit-based and hospital shared governance councils to help drive change and foster a professional practice environment.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
Associates Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Summary
Job Description:
Registered Nurse Vascular Thoracic/Critical Care Step Down Unit- Full Time, Nights
Status: Full Time
Shift: Third
Employment Bonus Available for Eligible Applicants
About the Unit:
Join our dynamic Vascular Thoracic Unit, a highly specialized 21-bed unit dedicated to providing exceptional care to high-to-intensive patients following vascular and thoracic surgeries. Our fast-paced environment supports patients who have undergone procedures such as carotid surgery, lower extremity bypass, aneurysm repairs, arterial line placements, AKOS, and chest tube insertions.
Job Summary:
As a Registered Nurse in the Vascular Thoracic Unit, you will implement the nursing process for patients across all age groups, from infancy to geriatrics. You will ensure patient care aligns with Kentucky Nursing Laws and our organizational policies and procedures. Your role will focus on promoting positive patient outcomes, delivering high-quality care, and driving change through active involvement in unit-based and hospital shared governance councils. You will contribute to a supportive and professional practice environment.
Requirements:
Active Kentucky RN License.
Associate's degree in nursing.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required.
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
R26099089
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 an associate degree; 15,867 of the 55,323 open Registered Nurse jobs (29%) ask for an associate degree 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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