Circulating Registered Nurse Main OR

BHS Baptist Healthcare System

Louisville, Kentucky

Posted Aug 21

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: OR
License: RN licenseActive Kentucky RN License
Term: Permanent

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Certification: BCLS certification required within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days
Education: Graduate from an Accredited Nursing Program
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10:45-11:15, 3/12's Job Description

Baptist Health Louisville is currently seeking to hire, full-time , skilled and experienced Circulating Registered Nurse. The RN will be part of a dynamic, patient-focused environment. We offer a wide range of surgical services across multiple specialties, including general surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, urology, neurosurgery, cardiovascular, plastics, ENT, ophthalmology, and thoracic (excluding organ transplants).

We are currently seeking a dedicated Circulating RN to join our Operating Room team. In this role, you will provide high-tech, compassionate care while collaborating with a diverse surgical team in a fast-paced setting. Key responsibilities include implementing the nursing process for patients across all age groups, ensuring patient safety by adhering to safety policies and procedures, assessing patients' physiological responses to surgery, and managing care accordingly.

You will also work closely with the surgical team to ensure the best possible outcomes and take personal responsibility for your role in the department’s success. Why join us? You'll work in a high-tech, patient-centered environment, with the opportunity to collaborate with a talented team.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. Employment Bonus Eligible for Qualified Candidates 36 Hours Weekly, Full Time, Second Shift (10:45a-11:15p/ 3-12's)

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Active Kentucky RN License Graduate from an Accredited Nursing Program BCLS certification required within 90 days of hire 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

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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