Nursing Student Knowledge Program

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Job Description

• DEAR APPLICANT - PLEASE KNOW BAPTIST HEALTH LOUISVILLE IS NO LONGER TAKING NURSING KNOWLEDGE PROGRAM APPLICATIONS FOR THE LOUISVILLE PROGRAM THROUGH SUMMER 2026. INTERESTED STUDENTS MAY STILL APPLY BUT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNTIL THE FALL APPLICATION DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER 15TH 2026. Thank you for your interest in the Knowledge Program at Baptist Health Louisville. We truly appreciate your enthusiasm for the program and your interest in Baptist Health. It is important that you take the time to read the following information before applying: The Knowledge Program provides tuition dollars to healthcare students to assist them in obtaining a healthcare degree, followed by a commitment to join Baptist Health Louisville upon graduation. Knowledge Program monies are “forgiven” as the student meets specific tenure milestones once hired in his or her professional capacity. The amount of funding provided depends on multiple factors including school, degree program, graduation date, career goals, and a demonstrated need for funding. Current Baptist employees applying for this program must be in good standing with both performance and attendance to be considered. Generally, a one-year work requirement for every $10,000 in Knowledge Program funding is required upon graduation. **
• Students must be accepted or actively enrolled in an applicable degree program, prior to graduation in the field of study, to be eligible to apply for this program. Individuals taking prerequisite classes are generally not yet eligible **
• Additional Application documents required: A brief Knowledge Program survey form - COPY and PASTE into your browser to download the survey: https://forms.office.com/r/sU7w0H6cM0 A transcript with your current GPA for current/past college students An acceptance letter into your program. Two letters of recommendation preferably from an employer or clinical instructor. A one-page document outlining how you plan to use the dollars, and your career plans for post-graduation, etc. Documents can be e-mailed to BHLOUHR@bhsi.com Deadline for submission of your documents to be considered for winter funding will be September, 2025. The next application period(s) will be: March15th, June 15th, September 15th, December 15th Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056. Job Applicant Privacy Policy Statement - Job Applicant Privacy Policy