Acute Care RN: Hands-On, Patient-Centered Nursing

Stormont Vail Health; Junction City (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Stormont Vail Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive medical/surgical care across the life span in a fast-paced hospital setting. This position emphasizes safety, evidence-based practice, and compassionate patient care.

The RN collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, upholds quality standards, and participates in ongoing professional development while aligning with Stormont Vail Health’s patient-first philosophy.

Qualifications

• BSN preferred.
• Registered Nurse license in Kansas (KSBN) required.
• BLS certification required or obtainable within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient, situation, or setting.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential problems, and issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or situation.
• Develops a collaborative plan encompassing strategies to achieve expected outcomes.
• Implements identified plan through coordination of care and promotes health and wellness.
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes.
• Delivers professional nursing care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring illustrated by creating caring relationships, taking time to have uninterrupted moments with patients and displaying unconditional acceptance and respect.
• Promotes a mutually respectful environment that encourages the exchange of ideas and supports the effectiveness of professional relationships and integrates ethics in all aspects of practice.
• Demonstrates advocacy in all roles and settings.
• Practices Diversity, Equity and Inclusion principles in their daily work by respecting others’ uniqueness, perspectives, backgrounds or beliefs.
• Communicates effectively in all areas of professional practice.
• Mentors nurses new to their role for the purpose of ensuring successful enculturation, orientation, competence, and emotional support. Supports students to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Commits to lifelong learning through critical thinking, self-reflection, and inquiry for personal growth and development.
• Demonstrates willingness to participate and lead nursing practice in process evolution the scope of the Stormont Vail Health professional practice model
• Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible, and used judiciously.

Skills

Patient care

Medication administration

Safety compliance

Communication

Dosing calculations

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Stormont Vail Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive medical/surgical care across the life span in a fast-paced hospital setting. This position emphasizes safety, evidence-based practice, and compassionate patient care.

The RN collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, upholds quality standards, and participates in ongoing professional development while aligning with Stormont Vail Health’s patient-first philosophy.