ICU RN Job in Elizabethtown, Kentucky

You will work as an RN in the Intensive Care Unit at Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. This is a 12-hour shift position with a duration of 89 days, starting September 21, 2026. You will earn $2,389 per week.

Your role centers on delivering professional nursing care to patients in the ICU. You will implement evidence-based nursing practices grounded in current research, hospital policies, and professional guidelines. Your clinical work will incorporate all four phases of the nursing process, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving in patient care decisions.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Perform and document comprehensive patient assessments within your RN scope of practice
• Collect objective and subjective patient data; obtain health information from family members and others as needed
• Develop and prioritize patient problem lists in collaboration with the interprofessional team
• Determine desired patient outcomes in coordination with the patient, family, and medical plan of care
• Explain procedures, treatments, and processes to patients and families in understandable terms
• Recognize, respond to, and communicate changes in patient condition appropriately
• Conduct and document ongoing assessments following procedures and therapies
• Delegate tasks appropriately and oversee team members in the delivery of patient care activities
• Identify and address patient educational needs related to prioritized health problems
• Facilitate the discharge process by executing discharge orders and coordinating with Case Management
• Participate actively in unit-based quality improvement activities, including patient satisfaction, falls prevention, pressure ulcer reduction, CAUTI prevention, and documentation auditing

You will consider each patient's culture, age, and developmental level when planning and implementing care interventions. You will recognize patient risk factors and presenting complaints and work to address them within the context of comprehensive, whole-person nursing care.