Joining UofL Health – Jewish Hospital Is More Rewarding Than Ever
Come be a part of our academic medical campus as we expand service lines in cardiovascular, transplant and neurosciences.
INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS DESIGNED FOR U
Free Tuition At University of Louisville
We believe in investing in even brighter futures. While other families are saving for college tuition, your UofL Health family has undergraduate tuition covered for you and your family members at University of Louisville after only six consecutive months of part-time or full-time employment.
Tuition Reimbursement, Certification Reimbursement & Public Student Loan Forgiveness
Nursing team members are eligible to receive tuition reimbursement and certification reimbursement. Also, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) is a Federal program which allows qualifying federal student loans to be forgiven if you work for a qualifying public service employer.
Medical Executive Committee Scholarship Fund
Nursing team members pursuing graduate degrees can be eligible for scholarship funds.
ROBUST BENEFITS PACKAGE
A full benefits package is available including:
- Health insurance as low as $50/month for single coverage or $150/month for a family
- Dental and vision insurance
- Adoption assistance
- Fertility treatments
- Paid parental leave
- Competitive nutrition and weight management plans
- Wellness and mental health assistance
- 401k retirement program
- Disability insurance
- Free parking
- Robust paid time off and even options like pet insurance
- Relocation assistance is available
NURSE RESIDENCY AND STUDENT NURSE SCHOLAR PROGRAMS
- Current nursing students are eligible for funded tuition
- Nurse residency for new graduate nurses
- World-class care starts with empowering our new graduate nurses with a solid foundation for success through structured onboarding, professional development and mentoring
- Career mobility programs with funded tuition
- Dozens of career tracks and growth opportunities in nursing and leadership
SHARED GOVERNANCE
UofL Health – Jewish Hospital believes in elevating the voices of nurses by fostering shared decision-making between bedside nurses and leaders. Our Nursing Congress in the shared governance model allows you to positively impact the nursing work environment and have an active voice in nursing practice. Our nursing team is active on our nursing excellence journey with a proud history of having been one of the first Magnet-designated facilities in the state and the 38th in the nation.
With our nurses, our care teams make a difference in our patient lives every single day. See how we recently helped one rock star.
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at a Glance
HOME OF THE FIRST HEART TRANSPLANT IN KENTUCKY IN 1984
4
DESIGNATED CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
(BRAIN & SPINE INSTITUTE)
500+
HEART TRANSPLANTS
9
DEDICATED EP CARDIAC
CATH LABS
JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFIED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER
Nurses Are The Heart Of Everything We Do
We're listening to what nurses need, and we can create a brighter future together with YOUR VOICE.
UofL Health – Jewish Hospital represents the future of care for Kentucky and the world as the region’s only academic hospital exclusively dedicated to comprehensive, innovative, quaternary care. We’re excited to welcome nurses ready to lead cutting-edge innovations.
“As a member of the Nursing Congress, I get to see the support coming from different levels. I love knowing that we can make a difference.”
Amanda Jo, RN, MSN
“I wanted to be in an organization where staff is respected, leaders are approachable and education is valued. I found that at Jewish Hospital.”
Lisa, RN, MSN
RN-NPN 2, Operating Room Educator
“Jewish Hospital is a facility that honors and respects all employees, from EVS to nursing. From a nursing perspective, the opportunity to learn and grow every single day you are here is second to none. I feel that senior leadership is very protective and is always doing what is best for nursing staff and patients.”
Steven, RN
Assistant Nurse Manager
CVICU/Open Heart Recovery
Let's Grow Together
Rising 15-stories above downtown Louisville, our 464-bed hospital boasts nine dedicated EP-cardiac cath labs, over 36 operating suites, two hybrid operating suites, a neurohybrid operating suite and five cardiac operating suites collectively equipped for TAVR, WATCHMAN FLX™ and all solid organ transplants.
We are looking for nurses who:
- Establish how care is delivered
- Implement nurse-led innovation
- Enhance collaborative practice with our interprofessional team
- Be a leader in Nursing Research
- Desire roots in a new city to grow
Your Future Is In Louisville
U can be the voice for your colleagues through the nursing congress in the shared governance model. Using your experiences, you can create a nurse-driven culture and policies that allow all nurses to develop personally and professionally.
U can shape your future. Imagine, within months, you can be settled into your new home in Louisville and attend a college tour of UofL for you or your family members without the stress of student debt.
U can touch the hearts of your patients and their families. As a leader in nursing you keep your fingers on the pulse of the latest advances in care through research and education. Now, you're a part of the system teaching and training the next generation.
2025 is your year, and we'd love to be a part of it! Let’s perform all the 1st’s together.
Transplant Opportunities
RN, Transplant OR, Jewish
Our nationally recognized transplant program which has performed Kentucky’s first adult heart, pancreas, heart-lung and liver transplants blazes the way with innovation and research. Our dedicated heart and lung transplant and our abdominal transplant teams support more than 100 transplants annually. Our surgical transplant teams provide exceptional innovative care to our community by supporting the following transplants: heart, lung, pancreas, liver and kidney. We support both deceased donor cases and living kidney donor cases.
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
RN, Transplant PCU 3 East, Jewish
3 East is a 28-bed solid organ (lung, liver, kidney, pancreas) transplant telemetry care unit. The unit provides high-level, fast-paced intermediate care for pre- and post-transplant patients and their families.
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
RN, Surgical Transplant ICU, Jewish
Surgical Transplant Intensive Care Unit is a 13-bed ICU providing high level care for critically ill adult patients including pre/post solid organ transplants, post-transplant surgical recovery direct from the OR, descending aortic aneurysm repair and other post-surgical specialties (colorectal, liver, pancreas, urology, hepatobiliary, general surgery).
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
Neurosciences Opportunities
RN, Neurosurgery OR, Jewish
Our elite neurosurgery team partners with the UofL Health Brain and Spine Institute team. Our dedicated team supports 5 neurosurgery suites, including a new state of the art neurointerventional suite with biplane angiography. The neuro biplane suite will assist in diagnosis and treatment of stroke, brain and neck tumors, aneurysms and other neurological conditions. Backed by academic research, we offer the most advanced diagnostics procedures to treat the following: brain tumor, aneurysm, stroke, Parkinson’s, epilepsy, spinal stenosis, traumatic brain injury and more.
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RN, Neuroscience PCU 5 East, Jewish
5 East is a 25-bed neuroscience telemetry unit with integrated Electronic Monitoring Unit (EMU), providing intermediate level care to patients with neurological conditions such as ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, epilepsy with continuous electrode epilepsy monitoring, neurodegenerative diseases, neuromuscular diseases and various other neurological diagnoses.
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
RN, Neurosurgical ICU, Jewish
Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit is a 10-bed ICU providing high level management to patients with life-threatening neurological and neurosurgical conditions. Cases typically seen in this practice area include central nervous system tumors, complex spine surgery, acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, endovascular interventions, neuromuscular diseases, status epilepticus and central nervous system infections.
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
Cardiovascular Opportunities
RN, CVOR, Jewish
Our cardiovascular OR (CVOR) includes 5 CVOR suites, including one hybrid CVOR. Our dedicated CVOR team supports the
cardiovascular team and heart and lung transplantations. This highly skilled and elite team completes the most complex CV procedures including: ventricular assist device implantation, ablation/MAZE procedures, repair thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms (open and endovascular), AngioVac, atrial myxoma, cardiac bypass, valve replacements, epicardial lead insertion, ECMO insertion/removal, transapical/transfemoral/transilica TAVR, coronary sinus placement, heart and lung transplantation. The surgical team uses research based and cutting-edge procedures to provide exceptional care to patients.
Jewish Hospital received the 2024 Platinum Performance Achievement Award for Chest Pain - MI Registry from the NCDR.
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
RN, Advanced Heart Failure PCU 5 Towers, Jewish
5 Towers is a 21-bed advanced heart failure progressive care unit specializing in the care of patients with congestive heart failure, pre- and post-heart transplantation, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) procedures and the treatment and management of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
RN, Cardiac Angioplasty PCU, Jewish
Post Angioplasty Recovery is a highly specialized, 22-bed cardiovascular interventional and progressive care unit, providing advanced pre- and post-procedural care. Our patients may undergo cardiac procedures including, but not limited to, cardiac catheterization, ablations, pacemaker insertion, ICD placement, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), mitral valve clip procedures (MitraClip™), TriClip™, post-MI and left atrial appendage closure implant (WATCHMAN™).
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
RN, Thoracic/Vascular PCU 6 Towers, Jewish
6 Towers is a 22-bed vascular and thoracic progressive care unit specializing in the care of thoracic, vascular and cardiac post-operative procedural patient care.
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RN, Cardiac Medical PCU Heart Hospital, Jewish
7 Heart & Lung is a 16-bed cardiac medical progressive care unit specializing in the evaluation and treatment of our medical cardiac patients with pathology chest pain, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure/cardiomyopathy. Our cardiac-trained progressive care nurses support our patients through medical diagnosis and treatment.
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
RN, Cardiac Surgical PCU Heart Hospital, Jewish
8 Heart & Lung is a 16-bed cardiac surgical progressive care unit, specializing in pre- and post-operative cardiac surgery patients. Our patients undergo specialized cardiac, vascular, and thoracic procedures including, cardiac bypass surgery (CABG), valve replacement and/or repair and aortic aneurysm repair. Our cardiovascular-trained progressive care nurses support our patients’ continued path to recovery.
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
RN, Cardiac ICU, Jewish
ICU Towers is a 24-bed Cardiopulmonary Shock-Medical Intensive Care Unit, providing critical care for a variety of diagnoses. Nurses in this unit will have the opportunity to gain experience using advanced equipment such as Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump and Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) including Impella Heart Pump.
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
RN, CVICU/Open Heart Recovery, Jewish
CVICU/OHRR is a highly skilled, 22-bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and Open Heart Recovery. Our patients undergo specialized cardiac, vascular and thoracic procedures including, but not limited to, cardiac bypass, valve replacement and/or repair, ventricular assist devices, heart transplant, lung transplant and aortic aneurysm repair. Our cardiovascular-trained critical care nurses work with mechanical circulatory support devices such as ECMO, ventilators, Impella, IABP, CRRT and pacemakers. The CVICU/OHRR provides life-saving care and is among the most specialized nursing units in the Greater Louisville region.
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
Cath Lab & EP Lab, Jewish Hospital
The registered nurse for the Cath Lab is a circulator in a procedure room responsible for documentation, monitoring and sedating patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and intervention. The Electrophysiology (EP) Lab RN is responsible for documentation, monitoring and sedating patients undergoing multiple Electrophysiology studies. Highly complex patient population with multi-modal devices, including ECMO, Impella and balloon pump needs in a research-driven environment.
NEW GRADS WELCOME TO APPLY
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