Nurse Clinical​/UKHC

University of Kentucky

Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status.

• Job Title: Nurse Clinical / UKHC
• Requisition Number: NR14079
• Working Title: RN/UK Chandler ED
• Department Name: H3100:
  
  Emergency Services
• Work Location: Lexington, KY
• Grade Level: 10
• Salary Range: $/hour
• Type of Position: Staff
• Position Time Status: Full-Time
• Required
  
  Education:
  
  ADN
• Required Related
  
  Experience:
  
  none
• Required License/Registration/Certification: Active KY or compact state RN license in good standing plus American Heart Association BLS for the Healthcare Provider valid for at least 6 months from hire date.
• Physical Requirements: Standing and lifting
• Shift: Shifts start times are 7a, 11a, 3p or 7p. Shift time availability/preference will be discussed during the interview. Must be able to work three, 12‑hour shifts per week including weekends and holidays. No swing shifts or set schedules.

The Chandler Emergency Department consists of 5 different areas where care is provided: triage where the patient is seen to determine how to prioritize their care needs, chair centric and express care intended for low acuity patients that can be seen and discharged within 60 minutes, these patients usually have minor complaints like sore throat, an isolated extremity injury, or simple laceration.

The acute care area is a 16 bed area where common emergency complaints like abdominal pain, stable chest pain, and mild to moderate shortness of air receive care. Critical care has 8 beds and patients in this area range from trauma patients who have been resuscitated in the trauma area and need continuing care to patients in need of intensive care unit treatment such as septic patients or those receiving vasoactive infusions.

The UK Level I Trauma Center has 8 beds capable of caring for the most complex injured patients.

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. The environment supports collaborative efforts among the nursing staff and the team of physicians to increase communication and enhance expected patient outcomes, utilizing the nursing process in conjunction with a comprehensive patient‑centered plan of care.

• Customer Service
• Computer Skills
• Nursing processes / policies

ED experience with ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC preferred.

02/22/2026