Nurse Clinical/UKHC

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Eligibility: PediatricProcedural SedationEndoscopy

Posted Jul 23 · New grads welcomed

Shift and hours: Days
Unit and setting: Endoscopy · Hospital
License: RN license Active Kentucky Registered Nurse (RN) license, Temporary Work Permit (TWP), Provisional License or active compact state Registered Nurse (RN) license
Term: Permanent

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Against similar roles: In range for Kentucky staff rolesKentucky staff postings that state pay run $26/hr to $52/hr, the middle half $32/hr to $41/hr, across 189 postings.

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Nurses in the pediatric sedation unit are responsible for pre-procedural, intra-procedural, and post procedure recovery of patients receiving various types of sedation and anesthesia. The ideal candidate will have experience in more dynamic monitoring and intervention skills with basic and intermediate airway management. Strong child life knowledge and interactions are also a plus.

The primary responsibilities for this position consist of providing total, comprehensive, continuous and patient centered care which includes: assessing, documenting, planning, implementing, teaching, developing, and evaluating a comprehensive nursing plan of care; delivering direct patient care; ensuring patient satisfaction; training and delegating duties for Nursing Care Technicians (Nursing Assistant); and adhering to University policies and procedures as well as federal, state and local regulations.

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In Lexington, KY

Lexington, KY

Living costs about 7% below the US average

Life in Lexington, KY

NeighborhoodsLocals often single out Gardenside as a favorite in-city neighborhood. Chevy Chase and Ashland Park are the prestige historic districts—tree-lined Craftsman bungalows, walkable Chevy Chase Shops, minutes from UK and downtown—with typical prices from about $550,000 to over $2 million. East Lexington’s Hamburg Pavilion area, plus Chilesburg, Andover, and Polo Club, draws young families with newer homes, shopping, and stronger school reputations; southwest Beaumont is upscale and family-oriented with the Beaumont Centre Family YMCA nearby. Kenwick is artsy and closer-in; Downtown mixes loft apartments and historic homes. For lower cost, residents point to Versailles and Wilmore as suburbs and to Cardinal Valley, Castlewood, and North Limestone in the city, where older housing stock and mixed conditions buy the savings.

Locals often single out Gardenside as a favorite in-city neighborhood. Chevy Chase and Ashland Park are the prestige historic districts—tree-lined Craftsman bungalows, walkable Chevy Chase Shops, minutes from UK and downtown—with typical prices from about $550,000 to over $2 million.

East Lexington’s Hamburg Pavilion area, plus Chilesburg, Andover, and Polo Club, draws young families with newer homes, shopping, and stronger school reputations; southwest Beaumont is upscale and family-oriented with the Beaumont Centre Family YMCA nearby. Kenwick is artsy and closer-in; Downtown mixes loft apartments and historic homes.

For lower cost, residents point to Versailles and Wilmore as suburbs and to Cardinal Valley, Castlewood, and North Limestone in the city, where older housing stock and mixed conditions buy the savings.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: undergrads.com Source 3: teampannell.com Source 4: ffmoveu.com Source 5: facebook.com

Getting aroundLexington is a car city: Walk Score 34, Bike Score 46, and Transit Score 27. LexTran runs buses, but residents describe public transportation as limited and poorly suited to suburban commutes, and the city as extremely un-walkable and subpar for biking. Keeneland race meets bring a visitor influx and notable congestion on roads near the track. Anyone working citywide shifts should plan on owning a car rather than relying on transit.

Lexington is a car city: Walk Score 34, Bike Score 46, and Transit Score 27. LexTran runs buses, but residents describe public transportation as limited and poorly suited to suburban commutes, and the city as extremely un-walkable and subpar for biking. Keeneland race meets bring a visitor influx and notable congestion on roads near the track.

Anyone working citywide shifts should plan on owning a car rather than relying on transit.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: rent.com

OutdoorsIn town, the University of Kentucky Arboretum, Veterans Park, the Beaumont Trail system, Jacobson Park, Ecton Park, and 26-acre McConnell Springs are the everyday walking and green-space circuit. Raven Run Nature Sanctuary is the wilder in-city nature preserve. Gratz Park and the Legacy Trail tie downtown to longer walks and rides. Day-trip gravity is strong: Kentucky Horse Park, Red River Gorge, and Natural Bridge. Horse-farm country and Keeneland’s grounds also double as scenic walking, especially in fall.

In town, the University of Kentucky Arboretum, Veterans Park, the Beaumont Trail system, Jacobson Park, Ecton Park, and 26-acre McConnell Springs are the everyday walking and green-space circuit. Raven Run Nature Sanctuary is the wilder in-city nature preserve.

Gratz Park and the Legacy Trail tie downtown to longer walks and rides. Day-trip gravity is strong: Kentucky Horse Park, Red River Gorge, and Natural Bridge.

Horse-farm country and Keeneland’s grounds also double as scenic walking, especially in fall.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: teampannell.com Source 2: ffmoveu.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: livingandlocal.net Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: rent.com Source 7: themanchesterky.com

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Lexington still sells itself as the Horse Capital of the World, and that is not brochure fluff: Keeneland, the Kentucky Horse Park, and short drives to Woodford Reserve and Buffalo Trace give daily life a texture most midsize cities cannot match. For a nurse relocating, housing still sits well below national medians—sales in the low $300,000s, rents near $1,300—while Chevy Chase and Ashland Park pair Craftsman streets and Niche-A Cassidy, Morton, and Henry Clay schools with $550,000–$2 million prices. Hamburg, Andover, Polo Club, Chilesburg, and Beaumont are the default professional-family belts; Gardenside is a local in-city pick; Cardinal Valley, Castlewood, and North Limestone are how you spend less, with older stock and mixed schools. You will drive: Walk Score 34, LexTran is thin, and race weeks clog roads. Off the clock, downtown means Dudley’s on Short, Malones, Doodle’s, Giuseppe’s, the Opera House, and Rupp Arena; trails run through the UK Arboretum, Raven Run, Jacobson Park, McConnell Springs, and the Beaumont system. Honest tradeoffs are Bluegrass pollen, August UK rental pressure, and a 4% state income tax Florida and Tennessee do not charge.

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As of 2026Source 1: undergrads.com Source 2: teampannell.com Source 3: ffmoveu.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: livingandlocal.net Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: themanchesterky.com

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