Registered Nurse Neuro Spine Full Time Days

BHS Baptist Healthcare System

Louisville, Kentucky

Posted Sep 22 · New grads welcomed

License: RN licenseActive Kentucky RN License.
Term: Permanent

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Certification: Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required.
Certification: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required.
Education: Associate's degree in nursing.
Also asks: 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!

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Registered Nurse Neuro Spine- Full Time, Days
Status: Full Time
Shift: Days
Employment Bonus Available for Eligible Applicants

About the Unit

The twenty-four-bed Neuroscience unit offers specialized nursing assessment and care to patients with both neurological and neurosurgical diagnoses. Typical patients include those with a diagnosis of stroke, post-op craniotomy, post-op discectomy and other back surgeries, as well as post-cerebral embolization. Unit nursing care is complemented by the expertise of two Neuroscience Coordinators. New Graduate Nurses are welcome.

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse Neuro Spine to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality care to patients, in alignment with Kentucky Nursing Laws and our organizational policies. You will play a critical role in promoting positive patient outcomes, enhancing the quality of care, and contributing to a collaborative professional environment. Active participation in unit-based and hospital shared governance councils is expected to drive change and foster a supportive practice environment.

Requirements

Associate's degree in nursing. Active Kentucky RN License. Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification 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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Louisville, KY

Living costs about 10% below the US average

Life in Louisville, KY

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals cluster in The Highlands along Bardstown Road (nightlife and eclectic shops, median home about $196,050, rent about $997, median age 34.4), Clifton on Frankfort Avenue (trendy shotgun houses and antiques, median home about $178,875), Crescent Hill (Frankfort Avenue restaurants, historic homes, median home about $309,843, safer than 81% of the city), Germantown (arts scene, homes about $208,367), and Cherokee Triangle (safest of that set at 82% safer than the city, premium median home about $421,760, walkable to shops and Cherokee Park). Locals also call Middletown and Jeffersontown nice; other named fits are Old Louisville for Victorian mansions, downtown/CBD for riverfront lofts, Saint Matthews for shopping and apartments, and more affordable Portland, Shawnee, Okolona, and Pleasure Ridge Park. East-side suburbs cost more and have newer houses; west and south trade price for older homes or larger lots. Only downtown, Old Louisville, and the Bardstown Road and Frankfort Avenue corridors are truly walkable.

Young professionals cluster in The Highlands along Bardstown Road (nightlife and eclectic shops, median home about $196,050, rent about $997, median age 34.4), Clifton on Frankfort Avenue (trendy shotgun houses and antiques, median home about $178,875), Crescent Hill (Frankfort Avenue restaurants, historic homes, median home about $309,843, safer than 81% of the city), Germantown (arts scene, homes about $208,367), and Cherokee Triangle (safest of that set at 82% safer than the city, premium median home about $421,760, walkable to shops and Cherokee Park). Locals also call Middletown and Jeffersontown nice; other named fits are Old Louisville for Victorian mansions, downtown/CBD for riverfront lofts, Saint Matthews for shopping and apartments, and more affordable Portland, Shawnee, Okolona, and Pleasure Ridge Park.

East-side suburbs cost more and have newer houses; west and south trade price for older homes or larger lots. Only downtown, Old Louisville, and the Bardstown Road and Frankfort Avenue corridors are truly walkable.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: trulia.com Source 5: pulte.com

Getting aroundLouisville is a car city: TARC (Transit Authority of River City) buses are the only public transit and they converge downtown, and relocators are warned you will need a car. Average commute time is about 22 minutes. Truly walkable daily life is limited to downtown, Old Louisville, and the Bardstown Road and Frankfort Avenue corridors; downtown parking is the catch. The metro is spread out, so east-side choices like Saint Matthews and Jeffersontown mean driving in exchange for shopping and newer housing. These sources do not name hospital-specific routes.

Louisville is a car city: TARC (Transit Authority of River City) buses are the only public transit and they converge downtown, and relocators are warned you will need a car. Average commute time is about 22 minutes.

Truly walkable daily life is limited to downtown, Old Louisville, and the Bardstown Road and Frankfort Avenue corridors; downtown parking is the catch. The metro is spread out, so east-side choices like Saint Matthews and Jeffersontown mean driving in exchange for shopping and newer housing.

These sources do not name hospital-specific routes.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: unitedvanlines.com

OutdoorsCherokee Park, a 389-acre Frederick Law Olmsted landscape, is the Highlands and Cherokee Triangle backyard, with Hogan's Fountain Pavilion and Baringer Hill for walking and biking; other Olmsted parks include Seneca, Shawnee, and Central. Downtown, Waterfront Park lines the Ohio River and the Big Four Bridge is a pedestrian crossing; kayaking the Ohio shows up in visitor material. Bernheim Forest is a frequently recommended day trip, and Shawnee pairs early-1900s houses with a grand park and the river. Golf, hiking, biking, and four-season outdoor recreation are core to how the city is sold.

Cherokee Park, a 389-acre Frederick Law Olmsted landscape, is the Highlands and Cherokee Triangle backyard, with Hogan's Fountain Pavilion and Baringer Hill for walking and biking; other Olmsted parks include Seneca, Shawnee, and Central. Downtown, Waterfront Park lines the Ohio River and the Big Four Bridge is a pedestrian crossing; kayaking the Ohio shows up in visitor material.

Bernheim Forest is a frequently recommended day trip, and Shawnee pairs early-1900s houses with a grand park and the river. Golf, hiking, biking, and four-season outdoor recreation are core to how the city is sold.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: trulia.com Source 3: pulte.com Source 4: gotolouisville.com Source 5: facebook.com

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Living in Louisville

Louisville is Derby City on the Ohio, where Southern food and bourbon meet Midwest prices, and a nurse's paycheck still buys a neighborhood with a name. Young professionals actually live in The Highlands on Bardstown Road, Clifton and Crescent Hill along Frankfort Avenue, Germantown, and pricier, safer Cherokee Triangle beside 389-acre Cherokee Park; east-side Jeffersontown and Saint Matthews trade walkability for yards and malls. Downtown gives you Waterfront Park, the Big Four Bridge, the Slugger Museum, and the Yum! Center, but parking is tight and TARC is the only transit—plan on a car in a spread-out city with a 22-minute average commute. Housing is the draw: citywide three-bedrooms list around $275,000 as of mid-2026, with Clifton and the Highlands often under $200,000, while Cherokee Triangle and river lofts climb past $400,000. The tradeoffs are not subtle. Summers are wet and punishing, allergens and air quality bother many, crime runs high, and public schools are uneven. If you want four seasons, Olmsted parks, Churchill Downs, and a relaxed cost of living without coastal rents, pick your corridor carefully and budget for driving.

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As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: trulia.com Source 3: pulte.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: unitedvanlines.com

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