ACLS- training available
BLS
NIH Certification- training available
12 Lead EKG- training available
Phlebotomy
The LPN Part‑Time Nights position (24 hours weekly, 7p-7a) is a key role on the 5 South Observation Unit. The Licensed Practical Nurse works under RN delegation to provide direct, patient‑centered care, perform focused assessments, and support safe, efficient patient flow. This role requires strong communication, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively within the LPN scope of practice.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Performs focused assessments and reports changes to the RN
Supports the RN’s plan of care with timely interventions
Communicates effectively with physicians and the care team
Participates in hourly rounding and maintains patient safety
Uses electronic medical records accurately
Updates patient records and escalates concerns appropriately
Participates in quality‑improvement efforts, including daily huddles
Implements physician orders within LPN scope
Administers medications via approved routes and documents per policy
Uses phlebotomy and blood‑draw skills when needed (helpful but not required)
Required Licensures and Certifications
Active state LPN license
BCLS required within 90 days
ACLS required after 6 months
NIHSS preferred
12‑Lead EKG training available
Work Experience
Education
Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.
Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.
Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.
Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.
Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.
