Question 1

How much do clinical nurse specialists make in Kentucky?

Accepted Answer

Too few open clinical nurse specialist jobs in Kentucky post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $38.96/hr ($81,040 a year) for registered nurses in Kentucky (May 2025), against $46.90 nationally, 42nd highest of 52 states and territories.

Question 2

Who is hiring clinical nurse specialists in Kentucky?

Accepted Answer

By open jobs on this board: UK St. Claire (6). In all, 1 employers have clinical nurse specialist jobs open in Kentucky.

Question 3

Are clinical nurse specialists in demand in Kentucky?

Accepted Answer

6 clinical nurse specialist jobs are open in Kentucky today at 1 employers on this board, about 0.1 for every 1,000 clinical nurse specialists employed there (BLS counts 50,300, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of registered nurses to grow 5.6% over 2025-2035.

Question 4

Which nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Kentucky offer daily pay?

Accepted Answer

4 of the open nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs here say so in their own posting: Nurse Practitioner at Wellpath (...to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: DailyPay, receive your money as you...); Nurse Practitioner - APRN - Days at Wellpath (...to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: DailyPay, receive your money as you...); Nurse Practitioner- Days at Wellpath (...to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: DailyPay, receive your money as you...). Every such job in Kentucky.

Question 5

Which nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Kentucky want bilingual staff?

Accepted Answer

1 of the open nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs here says so in its own posting: Nurse Practitioner, Telehealth, Remote, Full time Weekends at ChenMed (Bilingual: Spanish, Haitian Creole. ...in the calendar year. Spoken and written fluency in English;...).

Question 6

Which nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Kentucky hire with no experience?

Accepted Answer

12 of the open nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs here say so in their own posting: Nurse Anesthetist at Owensboro Health (...environment and take appropriate action. Position Requirements Work Experience No experience required...); Nurse Midwife - OBGYN Leitchfield at Owensboro Health (...environment and take appropriate action. Position Requirements Work Experience No experience required...); Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care Owensboro at Owensboro Health (...environment and take appropriate action. Position Requirements Work Experience No experience required....). Every such job in Kentucky.

Question 7

Which nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Kentucky offer a sign-on bonus?

Accepted Answer

8 of the open nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs here say so in their own posting: Part Time Wound Nurse Practitioner - Flatwoods, KY at CareMed ($5,000 sign-on bonus); Part Time Wound Nurse Practitioner - Somerset, KY at CareMed ($5,000 sign-on bonus); Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant $2,500.00 Sign-on bonus at Curana Health ($2,500 sign-on bonus). Every such job in Kentucky.

Question 8

Which nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs in Kentucky offer relocation assistance?

Accepted Answer

3 of the open nurse practitioner and physician assistant jobs here say so in their own posting: Baptist Health Hardin - Full Time CRNA at NorthStar Anesthesia (...salary $6K Quality Incentive $10K Acuity Stipend $90K sign-on bonus $10K relocation stipend $1,500...); Neurosurgery APP - Louisville, KY at Norton Healthcare (...malpractice and tail coverage provided Competitive sign-on bonus and relocation assistance Dedicated...); KY | I/P PMHNP | Full Time, W2 | Lexington at Universal Health Services (...401K with company match Paid Time Off CME financial assistance Relocation assistance negotiable, if...).

Question 9

Which cities in Kentucky pay clinical nurse specialists the most?

Accepted Answer

Of the 8 metro areas in Kentucky employing the most clinical nurse specialists that BLS publishes a median for (May 2025), the highest are Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ($40.79 an hour), Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ($40.22 an hour) and Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ($38.95 an hour), and the lowest Elizabethtown, KY ($37.47). The state's median is $38.96.

Question 10

What do you need to work as a clinical nurse specialist in Kentucky?

Accepted Answer

An RN license, then a master's or doctoral clinical nurse specialist program. Advanced practice registered nurse license (APRN) (State board of nursing; required in every state; most states ask for national board certification first) and Adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist certification (ACCNS-AG) (AACN Certification Corporation). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Kentucky's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

Question 11

How current are these jobs?

Accepted Answer

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted. Each job opens its own page with the employer's full posting and the pay it states. Its Apply goes to the employer's application wherever a job network that works with us carries the same job; elsewhere it offers similar open jobs and recruiters who place that work.

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