University of Kentucky

APP Cardiac Lung Svc Line Nights/UKHC

University of Kentucky$134K — $185K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Nursing for Nurse Practitioners or Bachelor's for Physician Assistants
  • Minimum 1 year of related experience
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (ACNP) or Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) certification required

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary health care team in patient management
  • Oversee patient care from operating room to discharge
  • Provide care across various settings, including ICU and ambulatory clinic
  • Ensure adherence to evidence-based practice and quality care standards
  • Maintain timely and compliant documentation of patient care

Benefits

  • Priority for paid time off (PTO) for night shift employees
  • 10% pay increase for working night shifts
  • Reduced shift requirement: 6 shifts biweekly for nights compared to 7 for days
Full Job Description
Posting Details

Posting Details

Job Title
APP Cardiac Lung Svc Line Nights/UKHC

Requisition Number
RE55095

Working Title
APP Cardiac Lung Svc Line Nights/UKHC

Department Name
MG37L:Surgery-Thoracic

Work Location
Lexington, KY

Grade Level
15

Salary Range
$134,415-185,848/year

Type of Position
Staff

Position Time Status
Full-Time

Required Education

MSN for Nurse Practitioners or BS for Physician Assistants

Click here for more information about equivalencies:
https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies

Required Related Experience

1 yr

Required License/Registration/Certification

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (ACNP) or Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C)

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements for this position include regularly sitting, standing, walking, with some pushing, pulling, and/or lifting objects weighing up to 10lbs and occasional pushing, pulling, and/or lifting objects up to 50lbs.

Shift

Night shift; 6x 12-hour shifts per biweekly pay period

Job Summary

The Cardiac Lung Service Line night shift APP works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The APP functions as a member of the surgical management team throughout the cardiac lung service line. In conjunction with the attending, the APP will oversee care from OR/inpatient to discharge and throughout all aspects of the continuum of care.

The APP may provide care throughout the system including ICU, progressive, telemetry, and in some cases return to ambulatory clinic. The APP has a strong foundation in evidenced based practice and education and ensuring an environment of safe quality care. The APP demonstrates an advanced level of medical and nursing knowledge, clinical and technical competency, sound clinical judgment, professionalism as it relates to interpersonal and general communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and takes responsibility for ongoing professional development and competency validation.

This position is a night position.
  • Night positions will receive priority for PTO amongst the team.
  • Night positions automatically receive 10% increase in pay compared to day positions.
  • Night positions only work 6 shifts in a pay period rather than 7 shifts required for day positions.


Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

N/A

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No

Preferred Education/Experience

N/A

Deadline to Apply
07/29/2026

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