RN New Graduate

Love nursing? Want to grow your career? We support our nurses' and their families' educational goals. We would love to assist you in getting your start in your nursing career at UofL Health!

UofL Health is more than a health care system. It is an organization dedicated to supporting our nurses through education, advancement opportunities and building life‑long relationships.

• Free tuition to University of Louisville for employees and their dependents.
• Obtain your BSN with no out of pocket expenses for UofL School of Nursing's online RN to BSN program
• No out of pocket options for more than 30 professional nursing certifications
• Individualized career pathways for nurses interested in high acuity specialty units, leadership and advanced practice roles

• An academic medical health system that provides the most advanced care and treatment
• Care for highly complex patients within a culturally diverse patient population
• Closely collaborate with physicians, residents, pharmacists, laboratory staff, therapists, dietitians and other ancillary professionals
• Actively provide leadership, education and community service
• Dedicated to meeting the health care needs of our community by promoting healthy living, wellness and preventive care
• Lead many of our quality improvement and safety initiatives
• Professional development opportunities available in continuing education, tuition reimbursement, and professional nursing certification
• Our nurses teach and share their skills and experiences in research projects, professional presentations, conferences and writing professional manuscripts

The RN Applicant is a pre‑licensure graduate registered nurse applicant that will deliver nursing care to patients of varying age groups by utilizing the nursing process and nursing practice standards under the direct supervision of a licensed RN. The RN Applicant uses:

• Nursing Practice Competencies to intervene to achieve safe, optimal patient and family centered care health outcomes;
• Leadership Competencies to coordinate patient care and communicate with the care team;
• Professional Profile Competencies to develop professionally as a life‑long learner, and
• Practice Outcomes Competencies to evaluate care based on evidence, the UofL Health quality model, and patient safety goals.

The RN Applicant demonstrates competency caring for complex patients and participates on the care team to improve the quality of care in the clinical area.

• Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited/approved school of nursing (Required)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited/approved school of nursing (Preferred)

• All new RN graduates will participate in the Nurse Residency program and must successfully complete all activities (required)

• Current KY RN provisional licensure for the state of Kentucky (required to start)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)