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Overview:We are Hiring at Jewish Hospital, PACULocation: 200 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202Shift Options: PRN NIGHTSAbout the unitJewish Hospital Main Downtown Campus is home to a 23-bed recovery area where they provide service to a large population of patients from all over the country. The nurses in this area come with years of critical care experience that provide top notch care to services lines such as neurosurgery, urology, cardiac, thoracic, plastics, vascular, colorectal, general and transplant surgeries. The surgical services area is open 24 hours a day,365 days a year to cater to all cases including emergencies. Scheduled cases per day can range from 25-40 with a nurse-to-patient ratio ranging from 1:1 to 5:1 based on ASPAN guidelines.About Jewish HospitalJewish Hospital, part of UofL Health, is an internationally renowned, high-tech tertiary referral center, developing leading-edge advancements in hand and microsurgery, heart and lung care, orthopedics and sports medicine, neuroscience, organ transplantation and outpatient care. The hospital is the site of the worldxe2x80x99s first successful hand transplant and AbioCorxc2xae implantable replacement heart procedures, in addition to the first trial of adult cardiac stem cells in chronic heart failure. Jewish Hospital continues to be recognized for its specialized heart care procedures, including the implantation of ventricular assist devices (VAD), and transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The UofL Health xe2x80x93 Trager Transplant Center is in a select group of hospitals nationwide that perform heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and hand transplantation. The center also includes a Pancreas Disease Center, a GI Motility Clinic, and Advanced Heart Failure and VAD programs.Job SummaryThe Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization. Qualifications:Required QualificationsLicensed or eligible for license in KentuckyBasic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) may be required for some unitsAssociatexe2x80x99s degree from accredited college or UniversityPreferred QualificationsBachelor's degree from accredited college or UniversityBenefits & PerksCompetitive Pay & Benefits OptionsPaid Vacation, Sick days, and HolidaysFree tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner401K with Employer MatchAbout UofL HealthUofL 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 13,000 team members xe2x80x93 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 .#LI-DNI

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