Registered Nurse-Full-time Day Shift
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.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →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 →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →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
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 askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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 ired 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.
What's around it?
Louisville, KY
Living costs about 10% below the US average