We are Hiring at University Hospital, PACU!

Location: 530 S Jackson St, Louisville, KY 40202

Shift Options: 11a to 11p

About Us

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with nine hospitals, four medical centers, Brown Cancer Center, Eye Institute, nearly 200 physician practice locations, and more than 1,000 providers in Louisville and the surrounding counties, including southern Indiana. Additional access to UofL Health is provided through a partnership with Carroll County Memorial Hospital.

Affiliated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL Health is committed to providing patients with access to the most advanced care available. This includes clinical trials, collaboration on research and the development of new technologies to both save and improve lives. With more than 14,000 team members – physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly-skilled health care professionals, UofL Health is focused on one mission: to transform the health of communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care. For more information on UofL Health, go to www.UofLHealth.org.

About the unit

UofL Hospital Main Downtown Campus is home to a 28-bed PreOp and PACU where they provide service to a large population of patients from all over the country. The nurses in this area come from critical care and mixed acuity that provide top notch care to services lines such as neurosurgery, urology, cancer, trauma, burn, plastics, vascular, colorectal, and general surgeries. The surgical services area is open 24 hours a day 365 days a year to cater to all cases including trauma/emergencies. Scheduled cases per day can range from 35-50 with a nurse-to-patient ratio ranging from 1:1 to 2:1 based on ASPAN guidelines. Surgical holds nurse-to-patient ratio range from 4:1 to 5:1

Our Mission

As an academic health care system, we will transform the health of the communities we serve through compassionate, innovative, patient-centered care.

Required Qualifications

• Licensed or eligible for license in Kentucky
• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) may be required for some units
• Associates’s degree from accredited college or University

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from accredited college or University

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Pay & Benefits Options
• Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays
• Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner
• 401K with Employer Match

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