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Registered Nurse Weekend Program Short Stay Unit

  • Weekends
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • BSN

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Baptist Health (Kentucky) posts this job as separate openings, each with its own application: the unit, shifts, schedule and pay can differ between them.

Kentucky

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How this pay compares

This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open registered nurse jobs in Kentucky post a median of $46.54 an hour, the middle half $36.75–$56.75, across 144 jobs that state their pay. Registered nurses employed in Kentucky earn a median of $38.96 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).

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About the job

Summary

Job Description

Registered Nurse Weekend Program - Short Stay Unit

Part-Time 1p - 1a

15% Shift Differential

25% Weekend Differential

The Registered Nurse has the responsibility and accountability for direct comprehensive nursing care for the patient from admission to discharge.

Requirements

  • Associate of Science in Nursing (ADN) degree from an accredited institution.
  • Current unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Kentucky required.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months of hire.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire.
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) required within 6 months of hire.
  • Mandatory nonviolent crisis prevention training to be completed prior to end of orientation period and maintained annually.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Recent experience in specialty preferred.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited institution.

Benefits

  • Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
  • Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
  • Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Retirement plans with company match

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.

From Baptist Health (Kentucky)'s job posting for Elizabethtown, KY, checked Oct 29, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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About Baptist Health (Kentucky)

Baptist Health is a health system with 10 (source: Baptist Health, About Baptist Health, opens in a new tab) hospitals, more than 470 (source: Baptist Health, About Baptist Health, opens in a new tab) points of care and more than 24,000 (source: Baptist Health, About Baptist Health, opens in a new tab) employees serving Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Source: Baptist Health, About Baptist Health

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