Critical Care Float RN
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. - 913 North Dixie Avenue

Float Pool RN – Intensive Care Unit

Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky Contract Length: 12 weeks Schedule: 3x12-hour shifts (36 hours/week), 7a-7p, weekend and holiday rotation

Role Overview

• Float Pool RN who floats between ICU, Telemetry, Med/Surg, and PCU, so candidates must be comfortable moving across these units and caring for patients of varying acuity.
• Coordinates and provides direct patient care, including nursing rounds, assessments, treatments, admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Provides patient and family education, care coordination, and individualized treatment planning.
• Includes hourly patient rounding, bedside shift report, and ongoing communication with physicians and other departments.

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Kentucky RN license.
• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN or ASN). Additional experience cannot be substituted for the degree.
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience.
• Telemetry experience required.
• ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience.
• Critical Care Float experience of at least 1 year, with Critical Care Float experience within the last year.
• BLS (American Heart Association), within 90 days of hire.

Physical Demands and Exposures

• Frequent lifting, pushing, and pulling over 35 lbs, frequent walking, repetitive motion, bending, and color discrimination for clinical cues.
• Regular exposure to blood, body fluids, sharps, and airborne infectious diseases.
• Adherence to infection-control protocols and patient privacy and confidentiality requirements.