Registered Nurse Med Surg General Surgery

Wesley Healthcare; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

401(k) with match

Education support

Job summary

Wesley Healthcare in Wichita, KS, seeks a Registered Nurse for Med Surg General Surgery to deliver compassionate, patient-centered care and contribute to ongoing quality improvement. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and use evidence-based practices to support positive patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include nursing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, while maintaining knowledge of current nursing standards and ethical care.

Qualifications

• Nursing process includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Ability to utilize critical thinking and problem solving in patient care.
• RN required with active license

Responsibilities

• Delivers patient-centered nursing care in accordance with Wesley Medical Center standards.
• Evaluates quality of nursing practice through quality of care activities and improvements.
• Maintains current knowledge in nursing practice and education.
• Monitors patient progress toward outcomes.
• Contributes to professional development of peers and others.
• Collaborates with patient, family, and care teams to provide and advocate for care.
• Considers safety and cost effectiveness in care delivery.
• Acts ethically on behalf of patients.
• Participates in improving department operations and communications.
• Represents outstanding service to all customers and maintains respectful collaboration.
• Applies age-appropriate competencies to department population.
• Uses critical thinking to identify resources for patient scenarios.
• Administers and secures medications per guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing process

Critical thinking

Education

RN Diploma

Job description

*** New Increased RN Pay Rates! ***

As a Registered Nurse Med Surg General Surgery , your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Wesley Medical Center!

Job Summary And Qualifications

Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation. Responsible for directing and coordinating all nursing care for the department –specific patient population in accordance with the standards of nursing care and practice as defined by Wesley Medical Center and the Kansas Nurse Practice Act. Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes. Supports the organization vision and mission. Utilizes knowledge of patient's age and culture in the provision patient care. Contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care.

What you will do in this role:

• Delivers patient-centered nursing care in accordance with standards of care defined by Wesley Medical Center
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice by participation in quality of care activities to initiate, implement, and sustain process improvements
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice and education
• Monitors the patient’s progress toward the attainment of outcomes
• Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others
• Collaborates with the patient, significant others and health care providers in providing and advocating for patient care
• Considers safety and cost effectiveness when delivering patient care
• Decisions and actions on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner
• Participates in the improvement of operational functions of the departmentEstablishes and maintains effective and respectful communication in development of all collaborative relationships
• Evaluates and participates in opportunities for outstanding service to all customers and accepts responsibility in partnership that is equally respectful to everyone
• Demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge of age-appropriate competencies to department specific population
• Ability to utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify, interpret, and access appropriate resources in patient specific scenario(s)
• Secures, administers and handles medication according to established guidelines
• Performs all other duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Registered Nurse Diploma

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses play a pivotal role and are the backbone of healthcare delivery. At HCA Healthcare, we are dedicated to ensuring nurses have necessary tools and resources to provide world-class patient care, advocating for the profession and helping to shape the future of nursing."

Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive, HCA Healthcare

For more than 100 years, Wesley Healthcare has provided exceptional care to thousands of families in Wichita and throughout Kansas and Northern Oklahoma. Wesley Medical Center is a member of the Wesley Healthcare network within Greater Wichita and has been an HCA Healthcare hospital since 1985.

Our physicians treat more than 24,000 patients annually, making Wesley Medical Center the most preferred hospital in Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Additionally, our obstetricians and childbirth staff deliver more than 6,000 babies each year, more than any hospital in a 13-state region.

Home to Wesley Children's Hospital, the region's first and Wichita's only children's hospital, we care for children in a unique space designed specially for kids and their families. And as a Level I Trauma Center and the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Kansas, we are prepared to treat any medical emergency, any time of day.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.