2A ICU is the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Baptist Health Lexington. We are a 21-bed unit caring for critically ill patients with diagnoses including, but not limited to: respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multi-system organ failure, sepsis, shock (sepsis, cardiogenic, hemorrhagic), surgical patients (lung, vascular, abdominal). Many of our patients are on the ventilator and have invasive devices such as central venous access devices, dialysis access, arterial lines, etc. The environment is fast paced, and you will care for a diverse patient population where quality care is our top priority. As a unit, we support our team, treating all with integrity, respect, and compassion.
Position:PCT/HUC
Unit Description
2A ICU is a 21-bed medical/surgical ICU serving high acuity medical ICU patients. The unit population is cardiac interventions, SARS, Cardiogenic shock,Rotoprone, Post-partum critical care patients and complex care ICUpatientsmost of which have a medical or cardiac diagnosis.
Shift:Part-time,Days
Under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN) or other licensed care team member, the Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Tech (PCT/HUC):
Provides direct patient care and related support by performing selected nursingprocedures
Routine duties toassistmedical and nursing personnel in the examination, treatment, and care of patients.
Minimum Education, Experience, Training, and Licensures Required:
High School Diploma orequivalent
Current Kentucky Nurse Aide Certification (SRNA, CNA) required or successful completion of first year of a Nursing program and validation of a clinical rotation(Must provide a letter from school verifying completion of first yearclinicals.)
BasicLifeSupport- Applicants will have30 daysfrom their hired date to provide completion of this certification if theydon’thave it already.
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
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.
