New Grad RN - Medical Specialty

Stormont-Vail HealthCare; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stormont Vail HealthCare in Topeka, KS, seeks a bedside RN to provide direct patient care across acute care units. The role emphasizes compassionate, evidence-based nursing within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include patient assessment, care planning, medication administration, accurate documentation, and participation in quality improvement. BSN preferred; KS RN license required; BLS within 90 days may be needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing is required or BSN is preferred.
• KS RN license or multistate license valid in Kansas is required.
• BLS certification may be required within 90 days of hire.
• Ability to perform accurate medication calculations and patient safety procedures.
• Strong communication and teamwork with interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care within the scope of the state's nurse practice act.
• Forms a prioritized plan of care based on patient problems and outcomes.
• Implements care and promotes continuity of care.
• Sets priorities considering patient needs and unit resources.
• Documents in patient records and maintains charts per standards.
• Evaluates progress toward outcomes and reports deviations.
• Responds in emergencies following established standards of care.
• Greets patients, collects history, triages calls, and educates on medications.
• Participates in system-wide quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Medication administration

Patient communication

Safety awareness

Legal understanding

Emergency response

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Tools

EMR systems

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Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Join our Acute Care team and gain valuable experience caring for patients across a variety of specialized inpatient units. This position offers the opportunity to work in one of the following areas at Stormont Vail Health: 6 South (Bariatric/Post-Surgical/Trauma), 5 North (Stroke/Neuro), 7 South (Post-Surgical/Wound Care/Urology), 6 North (General Medical), Spine Center (Spine/Trauma/Orthopedics), Transitional Care Unit, 7 North (Cardiac Care), Joint Center, or 4 Pavilion (Hematology/Oncology). Whether caring for patients recovering from stroke, major surgery, trauma, cardiac procedures, dialysis, chemotherapy, or other complex medical conditions, you'll gain valuable experience working with a diverse patient population and interdisciplinary care teams. This role is ideal for nurses seeking variety, professional growth, continuous learning, and the opportunity to build a strong, well-rounded acute care foundation while working alongside a collaborative, patient-centered team.

A Brief Overview

Assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients through the therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment/instrumentation, and other health care team members. The delivery of professional nursing care at Stormont Vail Health is guided by Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring and the theory of Shared governance, both of which are congruent with the mission, vision, and values of the organization.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree Bachelors of Science: Nursing (BSN) Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to rights of patient/significant other, as identified within the institution. (Required proficiency)
• Demonstrates awareness and application of safety issues as identified within the institution. (Required proficiency)
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and departmental functioning. Strives to manage situations in a manner, which minimizes risk to the patient and the institution. (Required proficiency)
• Demonstrates competency in selected psychomotor skills. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to communicate effectively using verbal, non-verbal and written methods. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse - KSBN A multistate license with the ability to practice within the State of Kansas is also accepted. Required
• Basic Life Support - BLS May be required depending on the department within 90 days of hire date.
• Other RQI's maybe required depending on the department, within 90 days of hire date.

What you will do

• Provides direct patient care as defined within the scope of the state's nurse practice act. Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiological and cognitive status. Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
• Formulates a prioritized and goal directed plan of care, which is based on patient's presenting problems and projected outcomes.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent manner, while promoting the continuum of care.
• Functions to establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies. Prepares equipment and aids provider during treatment, examination and testing of patients.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the health care process (self, systems, environment, and instrumentation) in meeting outcomes. Observes, records, and reports patient's condition and reaction to drugs and treatments to provider. Provides medication as directed.
• Documents in patient and department records in a timely, accurate and concise manner according to department standards. Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information. Compiles tests and examination results.
• Evaluates the patient's progress towards achieving outcomes.
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established standards of care. Practices effective problem identification and resolution as a method of sound decision making.
• Greets patients and prepares them for provider examination. Collects patient history information. Instruct patients in collection of samples and tests. Triages and refers incoming telephone calls. Instructs patient and family regarding medications and treatment instructions.
• Participates in system wide/department patient care quality improvemen