2026 RN New Graduate Opportunities at UofL Health

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Primary Location: University Hospital - UMC Address: 530 South Jackson Street Louisville, KY 40202 Shift: Job Description Summary: 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 *Tuition reimbursement programs *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 Why Choose Us? *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 Job Description: Position Summary and Purpose 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. Essential Functions: Under the supervision of a clinical nurse manager and preceptor, this position will provide nursing care to patients, and: - Conducts systematic, continuous and comprehensive assessments of patient health status from admission or encounter to discharge across the care continuum to ensure patient safety, collaborating with the healthcare team, patient and family; care addresses all aspects of the individual and family, including age, gender, spiritual, cultural, physical, psychosocial and patient preferences and proactively uses safety surveillance to prevent adverse outcomes - Independently administers medications per licensure authority, assesses and reassesses the effects of these medications, and documents administration in a timely manner per policies, procedures and regulatory requirements; consistently adheres to patient safety guidelines regarding all aspects of medication administration - In collaboration with patient and family, plans care using current scientific knowledge, theory, and care standards within the nursing interventions and outcomes framework and national patient safety goals; constructs individualized, age-specific plans for optimal patient and family outcomes, as appropriate to the practice setting; incorporates data from the multi-disciplinary care team into the plan of care to assure continuity and appropriate patient teaching - In collaboration with patient and family, identifies and prioritizes patient problems based on subjective and objective assessment data, patient safety considerations, patient and family goals and preferences, and nursing interventions and the medical plan of care - Implements nursing care interventions to meet patient and family center health care needs. Demonstrates competent skills, appropriate clinical judgments and chain of command to promote patient safety and reach planned care goals and outcomes - Competently and consistently assesses, conducts and evaluates the outcomes of patient and family teaching, from admission, or episode of care, to discharge, teaching reflects sensitivity to age, learning needs and cultural background - Evaluates care by performing regular and systematic reviews of patient /family responses to interventions; revises the multi-disciplinary plan of care in collaboration wi