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Registered Nurse Full Time Day Shift

BHS Baptist Healthcare System

Louisville, Kentucky

Posted Oct 16 · New grads welcomed

License
RN license
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

New grads
Welcomed
Your six-month RN application plan

Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.

  1. 6 months before

    Shortlist units

    Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.

    Find residencies
  2. 4–6 months before

    Apply as windows open

    Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.

    Explore new grad jobs
  3. 2–3 months before

    Meet the unit manager

    Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.

    Prepare your questions
  4. Around graduation

    Confirm your start

    Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.

    Plan your license
Why start this early?

Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.

The workplace

BHS Baptist Healthcare System
Health system employer

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit

Original listing

Posted on BHS Baptist Healthcare System’s careers page.

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Summary Baptist Health strives to cultivate a close-knit, positive and professional environment that encourages our employees to want to come to work every day. When you choose Baptist, you have an opportunity to play a role in providing compassionate, quality care that makes a difference in the lives of our patients and promotes joy throughout our communities. Staff RN – 4 North Telemetry Baptist Health Louisville has seven Progressive Care Units in the main hospital: 4 South, 4 North, 4 East, 5 North, 6 South, 6 North, and 6 East.

Each unit consists of 21 private rooms. The staff provides intermediate-level care for adult and geriatric patients with a variety of medical diagnoses such as stroke, COPD, congestive heart failure, and post-surgical. Each unit fosters teamwork, empowering the RN as care coordinator to meet the needs of our patients.

While each unit has a unique culture and patient population, all are fast-paced and provide high-level patient and family-centered care. Learning opportunities are new every day on our telemetry units. New Graduate Nurses are welcome to apply for these units.

Minimum Education, Training, and Experience Active Kentucky RN License BCLS Required ACLS required 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.

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In Louisville, KY

Louisville, KY

Living costs about 10% below the US average

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