Description:

Nurse Fellow participants are vital members of the health care team at University of Louisville Hospital. Participants in the Nurse Fellow role function as externs in an unlicensed assistive personnel role, as defined by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (AOS #18). Nurse Fellow participants gain the opportunity to develop and strengthen clinical skills learned in their undergraduate nursing education program of study. Nurse Fellows are eligible to enter the program upon completion of the junior year of their BSN-degree program.

Nurse Fellows gain valuable health care experience at an academic medical center, while exploring the diverse clinical specialties and the exceptional Patient and Family-Centered Care offered at University Hospital. In collaboration with nursing staff, the Nurse Fellow gains clinical experience during the one-year program, while developing strong organizational skills, while caring for patients.

Upon graduation from nursing school and after completion of their BSN degree, the Nurse Fellow program culminates. These Registered Nurse Applicants are then eligible to apply for a new graduate nurse position, as available, in their clinical area of choice.

Program Dates:

Nurse Fellow participants begin the program during the summer following their Junior year of the BSN degree program. Program participants begin Hospital Orientation and Nursing Orientation classes in May, and begin their unit-based clinical orientation the week following Nursing Orientation classes.

Nurse Fellows work 24-32 hours per week during the summer. When the participants return to school in the Fall semester to begin their senior year of nursing school, Nurse Fellows work a more flexible schedule to accommodate their study needs. Their schedule is on an as-needed basis, as defined by two shifts per month, with one shift being on a weekend. This flexible schedule continues for the remainder of the school year, ending upon graduation from their BSN program the following May.

Entrance Requirements:

• Current enrollment in an accredited BSN degree program.
• Current GPA of 3.0 or greater, on a 4.0 scale
• Completion of at least one acute care hospital clinical rotation experience, prior to beginning the Fellowship (extern) program.
• Satisfactory interviews with ULH Nurse Recruiter and Clinical Manager.

Application Requirements:

Apply: online to the Nurse Fellow program by visiting our website, at www. uoflhealthcare.org.

Submit: copies of resume, official school transcripts, one letter of reference from a clinical instructor, current Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association, and a 200-word
essay with the topic “Why I Want To Be a Nurse Fellow at the University of Louisville Hospital”. Provide these documents to:

Attention: HR Nurse Recruiter
University of Louisville Hospital
530 South Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40202

Application deadline to be listed on ULH website in January of each year.

Attendance Requirements:

Upon admission to the program and for continued active participation, nurse fellow participants are required to attend the following:

• All Hospital and Nursing Orientation classes
• Nurse Fellow program orientation classes
• Attend at least 2 of a maximum of 3 Nurse Fellow continuing education classes

Withdrawal Information:

All ULH department attendance policies apply to nurse fellow participants, in addition to the above requirements. Failure to complete any portion of the listed requirements will result in the dismissal of the participant from the Nurse Fellow program.

Please provide 48-hours notice to your clinical manager and the Nursing Education and Research Department at (502) 562-3569 to report an absence from any Nurse Fellow-related activities. If the participant is absent and does not give appropriate notice, the absence occurrence will be deemed a ‘no-call/no-show’ per Human Resources attendance policy.

What To Wear:

Scrub uniforms and shoes are the expected and appropriate attire for Nurse Fellow participants to all program-related activities. Dress in layers, as the temperature in classrooms may fluctuate.