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 WORK-LIFE AND WELL-BEING

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Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The Dental Treatment Coordinator supports the delivery of care within the DMD student clinic by coordinating treatment transitions, patient education, and administrative logistics within UK HealthCare Dentistry. This position serves as a liaison between general dentists, dental students, supervising faculty, and other specialty providers to ensure patients receive timely and well-coordinated care throughout their treatment plan. Key responsibilities include verifying insurance coverage, facilitating financial arrangements prior to treatment, and coordinating appointments for procedures, imaging, or related consultations within the student clinic. The coordinator ensures treatment plans are accurately entered into the EHR and helps patients understand the clinical and emotional aspects of their dental care. They also monitor case acceptance rates and follow up with patients throughout the course of care to support treatment completion and satisfaction. Additional...
Schedule:
Monday – Friday, Day Shift; primarily 7:30 am – 4:30 pm (40 hrs/wk); other hours/schedule as needed
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The Dental Assistant supports the delivery of high-quality dental care by assisting dentists and ensuring patients have a positive experience throughout their visit. This role involves preparing patients and treatment areas for procedures, assisting chairside during dental treatments, and maintaining accurate patient records in Epic. The Dental Assistant performs essential clinical tasks such as sterilizing instruments, setting up operatories, managing supplies, and providing expanded care duties, including coronal polishing and radiography. In addition to clinical responsibilities, this position plays a key role in patient education by explaining procedures, promoting oral hygiene practices, and addressing patient questions with professionalism and empathy. The Dental Assistant contributes to the smooth daily operation of the clinic through teamwork, adherence to infection-control protocols, and compliance with University and UK HealthCare policies. Service excellence and care...
Assistant & Support
Schedule:
Monday – Friday, Day Shift
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
$71,087 - $95,056 yearly
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The Nurse Navigator will work with the patient and members of the clinical care team to help navigate their way to timely and quality care and to assist in overcoming any barriers to care. This will include, but is not limited to, connecting them to resources and information to make informed decisions, providing education and emotional support, and coordinating team communications. The NN will assist the patient from initial diagnosis through diagnostic testing, treatment, and follow-up or end-of-life care. This position is in an Oncology Ambulatory Clinic.
Nursing
Schedule:
Primarily Monday – Friday, with occasional evenings and weekends depending on departmental needs.
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The Medical Assistant (MA) will be responsible for direct patient care and provides clinical support to providers. Duties include but are not limited to the following: obtaining patient medical history information, expediting patient flow, rooming patients, stocking the clinic with supplies, navigating the electronic health record system, scheduling and follow-up with appointments, and assisting with medication fill requests, prior authorizations and scheduling tests, procedures, and consults. The MA will communicate with pharmacies, insurance companies, patients and physicians respectfully and follow UK Healthcare behavioral expectations for service excellence.
Assistant & Support
Schedule:
Monday – Friday, Day Shift; primarily 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (40 hrs/wk); other hours/schedule as needed.
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The Chandler Emergency Department consists of 5 different areas where care is provided: triage where the patient is seen to determine how to prioritize their care needs, chair centric and express care intended for low acuity patients that can be seen and discharged within 60 minutes, these patients usually have minor complaints like sore throat, an isolated extremity injury, or simple laceration. The acute care area is a 16-bed area where common emergency complaints like abdominal pain, stable chest pain, and mild to moderate shortness of air receive care. Critical care has 8 beds and patients in this area range from trauma patients who have been resuscitated in the trauma area and need continuing care to patients in need of intensive care unit treatment such as septic patients or those receiving vasoactive infusions. The UK Level I Trauma Center has 8 beds capable of caring for the most complex injured patients. The primary responsibilities for this position consist of providing...
Nursing
Schedule:
Must be able to work two twelve-hour shifts each weekend (Friday & Saturday) from 7p-730a as part of the Weekend Premium Pay Plan; will also be required to work some holidays
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
Eastern State Hospital is currently recruiting for a full-time Nurse Assistant/Mental Health Associate in Wendell 2: 28 bed co-ed unit. The Mental Health Associate will assist a licensed healthcare provider in the delivery of patient care to adult patients with a primary psychiatric diagnosis. Assists in providing age appropriate and specific needs, treatment services, and performs related tasks as required (i.e. obtain vital signs; assist with activities of daily living). Provides direct patient care by planning, organizing, and implementing psychiatric rehabilitation activities. Assists in escort of patients to and from activities, assists in screening and basic assessment of patients. Provides documentation and keeps records of patient behavior. Assists in patient supervision of patients during treatment/support activities. Leads/co-leads group activities. Implements hospital and departmental policies, procedures, rules, and regulations in assuring a safe, therapeutic...
Nursing
Schedule:
Must be able to work three 12.5-hour shifts per week (7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.) Will also be required to work some weekends and holidays.
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The Nurse Clinical Ambulatory provides disease-specific patient care to patients with serious acute and/or chronic health events or seeking healthcare to maintain their wellness. The position’s responsibilities include but are not limited to, skilled assessments, care plans and care plan implementation, patient education, and clinical evaluation or interventions. This position requires working with medical professionals under time and efficiency constraints in a busy ambulatory care setting with a patient-centered care focus on quality, safety, and service. A working knowledge of enterprise, nursing, departmental policies, protocols, and procedures is needed to be successful.
Nursing
Schedule:
Monday – Friday, Day Shift (36 hrs/wk); other hours/schedule as needed
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
Eastern State Hospital is currently recruiting for a full-time Nurse Assistant/Mental Health Associate in Wendell 3: 28-Bed Co-ed Unit The Mental Health Associate will assist a licensed healthcare provider in the delivery of patient care to adult patients with a primary psychiatric diagnosis. Assists in providing age appropriate and specific needs, treatment services, and performs related tasks as required (i.e. obtain vital signs; assist with activities of daily living). Provides direct patient care by planning, organizing, and implementing psychiatric rehabilitation activities. Assists in escort of patients to and from activities, assists in screening and basic assessment of patients. Provides documentation and keeps records of patient behavior. Assists in patient supervision of patients during treatment/support activities. Leads/co-leads group activities. Implements hospital and departmental policies, procedures, rules, and regulations in assuring a safe, therapeutic...
Nursing
Schedule:
Must be able to work three 12.5-hour shifts per week (7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.) Will also be required to work some weekends and holidays.
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
Eastern State Hospital is currently recruiting for a full-time Nurse Assistant/Mental Health Associate in Gragg 3: 28-Bed Co-ed Unit. The Mental Health Associate will assist a licensed healthcare provider in the delivery of patient care to adult patients with a primary psychiatric diagnosis. Assists in providing age appropriate and specific needs, treatment services, and performs related tasks as required (i.e. obtain vital signs; assist with activities of daily living). Provides direct patient care by planning, organizing, and implementing psychiatric rehabilitation activities. Assists in escort of patients to and from activities, assists in screening and basic assessment of patients. Provides documentation and keeps records of patient behavior. Assists in patient supervision of patients during treatment/support activities. Leads/co-leads group activities. Implements hospital and departmental policies, procedures, rules, and regulations in assuring a safe, therapeutic...
Nursing
Schedule:
Must be able to work three 12.5-hour shifts per week (7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.) Will also be required to work some weekends and holidays.
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The Medical Assistant (MA) will be responsible for direct patient care and provides clinical support to providers. Duties include but not limited to the following: obtain patient medical history information, expedite patient flow, room patients, stocking clinic with supplies, navigate electronic health record system, schedule and follow-up with appointments and assist with medication fill requests, prior authorizations and schedule tests, procedures and consults. The MA will communicate with pharmacies, insurance companies, patients and physicians in a respectful manner and follow UK Healthcare behavioral expectations for service excellence.
Assistant & Support
Schedule:
Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, may require some holidays.
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
This position has responsibility for administrative, business and operational planning and assessment. Position is essential to patient care flow.
Nursing
Schedule:
Must be able to work 7a-7:30p every Sat/Sun as part of the Weekend Premium Pay PlanWill also be required to work some holidays
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The Medical Assistant (MA) will be responsible for direct patient care and provides clinical support to providers. Duties include but are not limited to the following: obtaining patient medical history information, expediting patient flow, rooming patients, stocking the clinic with supplies, navigating the electronic health record system, scheduling and follow-up with appointments, and assisting with medication fill requests, prior authorizations and scheduling tests, procedures, and consults. The MA will communicate with pharmacies, insurance companies, patients and physicians respectfully and follow UK Healthcare behavioral expectations for service excellence. The starting pay for this position was recently adjusted. The minimum hourly rate for this position will now be $18.20/hour. All pay rates will be based on candidate’s experience.
Assistant & Support
Schedule:
Monday – Friday, Day Shift; primarily 9:00 am – 5:30 pm(40 hrs/wk); other hours/schedule as needed.
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The emergency medical dispatcher will serve within UK emergency services’ dispatch. The dispatcher will be responsible for managing and directing emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatching UK ambulances, scheduling ambulance transports, and assisting in air traffic control for helicopters landing at the UK medical center. They will also be responsible for call intake for all incoming EMS units and relaying pertinent information to the appropriate party within the hospital.
Emergency Medicine
Schedule:
Must be able to work three, 12-hour shifts per week; this will be night shift 17:45-06:15. Will also be required to work some weekend and holidays.
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
$75,364 - $95,056 yearly
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The RN Case Manager is responsible for the clinical aspect of care transition/discharge planning. This includes rapport building/communication with multidisciplinary teams, patients, families and significant others. Discharge planning should begin day of admission and include needed resources/communication for a smooth transition from one setting to the next. Discharge planning should be thorough to prevent 30-day readmissions and should assure high levels of patient/family satisfaction. The RN Case Manager holds responsibilities to the patient/family and multidisciplinary teams to communicate completely and concisely in a timely manner to assure all members are fully aware of next steps regarding care transition.
Assistant & Support Nursing
Schedule:
12 hour shifts 7:00a-7:30p, Friday Saturday and Sunday.
Oct 24, 2026
Part Time
$75,364 - $95,056 yearly
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The RN Case Manager will facilitate appropriate care coordination to patients and their families in cases where specific problems related to clinical aspects influence effective utilization of inpatient or outpatient treatment (e.g. organize and facilitate access to tests, procedures, and results to prepare patient for discharge); will assist in the formation and/or implementation of the patients discharge plan, as related to clinical assessments; serve as a liaison with other departments and agencies to ensure continuity of transition of care; make recommendations based on evidence/practices that best aligns with the clinical needs of the patient (e.g. arranges home health, durable medical equipment, or infusion therapy, and complete referrals to appropriate agencies); serve as a resource by providing training and education about case management services; work in tandem with SW-Case Manager and refer high risk patients to them; and participate in departmental coverage.
Assistant & Support Nursing
Schedule:
2 (12hr shifts Sat/Sunday 07am -7:30pm) + 1 (8hr shift 08am – 4:30pm during the week), occasional holidays
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
$131,446 - $185,848 yearly
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The night shift Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider ( APP ) functions within the adult ICU areas and is an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team. The APP functions primarily managing critically ill adults and serves as a resource throughout UKHC for intensive care interventions. The APP is generally on a service aligned team and manages the day to day patient care from ICU to step down to discharge. In some instances the APP may have responsibilities for this same patient population as they return for follow up in the outpatient setting. The APP also may play a role in the admissions process including ICU triage. The APP has a strong foundation in evidenced based practice and education and has a responsibility for 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...
Schedule:
Nights
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The Ophthalmic Assistant performs various functions and procedures related to the delivery of care to ambulatory patient populations. The Ophthalmic Assistant is involved in direct patient care for both preventive and specialty eye care. The Ophthalmic Assistant will draw upon their training and experience to preform optimal testing techniques under the supervision of a provider. The Ophthalmic Assistant supports providers to ensure that they can focus on their patients and run their offices efficiently.
Assistant & Support Technologist
Schedule:
Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
This position is responsible for coordination of patient services, which includes, but is not limited to, gathering medical records, scanning, making referrals to other healthcare facilities, coordinating and scheduling multiple appointments, and answering phone calls. The person in this position will need to be adept at working within a multidisciplinary team and have strong interpersonal communication skills. Medical terminology knowledge/experience is preferred, as is customer service experience in healthcare. The person in this position will schedule patient services for multiple departments within the clinic. The person must be detail-oriented and be able to communicate effectively verbally and through email.
Assistant & Support
Schedule:
Monday – Friday, Day Shift; 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (40 hrs/wk)
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The LPN is a member of the multidisciplinary ambulatory team who is responsible for patient care, patient satisfaction, and clinical outcomes. The LPN performs the duties for which they are trained such as starting IVs, simple wound dressings, and notifying the RN or LIP with any changes or abnomalities in the patients condition.
Nursing
Schedule:
Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm
Oct 24, 2026
Full Time
UK HealthCare Lexington, KY
The Patient Relations Assistant is foundational to facilitating an engaging and positive patient experience. This clinic seeks and individual to provide front desk registration in the outpatient clinic; primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to; greeting patients, registration, insurance verification, cash handling, medical record preparation, scheduling appointments, procuring new patient records, communicating information with patients via the telephone and in person, and answering telephone. This position supports the efficient patient care and clinic initiatives for improving patient attendance and keeping attendance records.
Assistant & Support
Schedule:
Days, 8:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday, and other days and hours as needed.