Interventional Pain Management RN

The University of Kansas Health System; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System is hiring an Interventional Pain Management Registered Nurse for care in a busy outpatient clinic. The role provides professional nursing care through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation to support high-quality patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include administering medications, coordinating care, and contributing to department quality improvement. Candidates should have RN licensure, ADN or BSN within five years, and 2+ years of RN

Qualifications

• High School Graduate.
• Associate Degree in Nursing; BSN to be completed within five years of hire.
• 2+ years of RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Administers medications and conscious sedation per hospital policy.
• Assists in daily upkeeping of the clinic, accudose management, crash cart checks, blood glucose monitoring, and supplies par levels.
• Assists in development and implementation of department quality improvement activities.
• Coordinates care delivery and resources to promote continuum of care.
• Organizes patient information (labs, radiology, history and physicals, physician orders) for timely clinic progression.
• Maintains professional knowledge and engages in evidence-based practice.
• Performs post-procedure dressings and neuro checks and notifies physician of any untoward effects.
• Performs patient assessments considering physiological, psychosocial status and discharge planning.

Skills

RN clinical skills

Patient assessment

Care coordination

Vital signs monitoring

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

BSN within five years

Job description

Interventional Pain Management RN

Liberty Hospital Medical Plaza East

Position Summary / Career Interest

We currently have an opening for an Interventional Pain Management Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.

Work Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:30-16:30 Friday - 7:30-14:00

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Administers medications and conscious sedation per hospital policy.
• Assists in the daily upkeeping of the clinic, accudose management, crash cart checks, blood glucose monitoring, and maintenance of supplies par levels.
• Assists in the development and implementation of department/unit quality improvement activities.
• Coordinates care delivery; utilizes resources to promote the continuum of care.
• Coordinates patient information such as lab results, radiology reports, history and physicals and physician orders in an efficient organized manner to facilitate the timely progression of the clinic schedule.
• Demonstrates professionalism by practicing, maintaining, and increasing knowledge of nursing and healthcare trends through evidenced based practice.
• Engages in shared decision making model at global, unit, or project level.
• Performs appropriate follow through after the procedures (dressing of site, physical assessment to include vital signs and neuro checks, and notifies physician immediately of any untoward effects).
• Performs patient assessment by assimilating data about the patients physiological and psychosocial status, safety issues, self-care, educational needs, discharge planning, etc.
• Prepares and assists the physician with procedures (positioning of patient, prep of appropriate site, obtaining correct medications and supplies).
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.
• Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Associate Degree Nursing must complete BSN within five years of hire
• 2 or more years of RN experience

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• 2 or more years of pain management experience with procedures

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing - in state in which you live OR Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing - active with multistate in progress with proof of application.
• Must have current active multistate state Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application of a multistate RN license in the state in which you live.
• Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live by 4/30/2026.
• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 180 Days

Employment Terms

Time Type: Full time

Job Requisition ID: R-54744

Equal Employment Opportunity

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].

Employment Conditions

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world‑class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life‑changing treatments for the people we serve.