Hospitals in Kentucky
9 facilities hiring travelers across 9 cities, 59 openings.
- Facilities hiring
- 9
- Openings
- 59
- Median advertised weekly
- $2,270
- State income tax
- Yes
Cities
| City | Facilities | Open | Advertised weekly range | 2BR rent | Housing within 25 mi |
|---|
| Bowling Green | 1 | 14 | $2,033 – $2,891 | $1,100 | — |
| Lexington | 1 | 11 | $2,034 – $2,503 | $1,255 | 9 places |
| Princeton | 1 | 11 | $1,614 | — | — |
| Edgewood | 1 | 10 | $2,181 – $2,295 | — | 17 places |
| Florence | 1 | 6 | $2,157 – $2,253 | $1,430 | 17 places |
| Pikeville | 1 | 4 | $2,579 | — | — |
| Murray | 1 | 1 | $2,837 | $1,080 | 1 place |
| Owensboro | 1 | 1 | $2,709 | $1,010 | 2 places |
| Radcliff | 1 | 1 | $2,030 | $1,010 | — |
Ranges span every open posting at the hospitals in that city, so the top of a range is usually the specialty advertised highest and the floor the lowest. For your own specialty, open a city and read its facility list.
Facilities hiring most
- The Medical Center (bowling Green) — Bowling Green · 304 beds · 14 open, median advertised $2,270 a week
- University of Kentucky Hospital — Lexington · 1,129 beds · 11 open, median advertised $2,294 a week
- Caldwell Medical Center — Princeton · 25 beds · 11 open, median advertised $1,614 a week
- St Elizabeth Edgewood — Edgewood · 438 beds · 10 open, median advertised $2,238 a week
- St Elizabeth Florence — Florence · 146 beds · 6 open, median advertised $2,205 a week
- Pikeville Medical Center — Pikeville · 328 beds · 4 open, median advertised $2,579 a week
- Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System — Radcliff · 110 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,030 a week
- Murray-calloway County Hospital — Murray · 99 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,837 a week
- Owensboro Health Regional Hospital — Owensboro · 302 beds · 1 open, median advertised $2,709 a week
Common questions
- Is Kentucky a compact state?
- Kentucky is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so an active multistate license covers you here. A single-state license from elsewhere does not.
- Does Kentucky tax travel nurse pay?
- Kentucky taxes wage income, so the taxable base of a package is taxed at the state level as well as federally. Stipends are not wages; what counts as a stipend depends on your tax home.
- How long are travel assignments in Kentucky?
- 13 weeks is the median length of the open postings at hospitals in Kentucky on the CircleRN board. Extensions are agreed with the agency and the facility once you are there and are not counted here.
- Which specialties have the most openings in Kentucky?
- By openings at hospitals in Kentucky right now: Telemetry (21), PCU (11), Med-Surg (9). Counts are refreshed hourly from the board and change daily.
- Is there furnished housing on CircleRN in Kentucky?
- Yes, in Lexington. Listings are posted by hosts for travelers; take the stipend and rent one, or use it to compare against what your recruiter quotes.
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