Registered Nurse Preop/PACU, PRN

Orthopedic-Health-of-Kansas-City; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OHKC Ambulatory Surgery, Orthopedic Health of Kansas City Surgery Center in Overland Park, KS, seeks an experienced Staff Nurse to advocate for patients and coordinate care across the healthcare team. The role covers diverse patient groups including adults, pediatrics, adolescents, and geriatrics.

The ideal candidate has an accredited nursing degree, an RN license for Kansas, and at least three years of staff nursing experience, with CPR/BLS (ACLS preferred) certification and strong

Qualifications

• RN degree from an accredited nursing program
• Registered nurse license in the state where the facility is located
• Minimum of three years of experience as a staff nurse

Responsibilities

• Performs ongoing patient assessments across physiologic, psychological, and cognitive domains
• Develops and implements goal-directed care plans based on nursing diagnoses and outcomes
• Delivers care using nursing processes to achieve patient outcomes
• Prioritizes patient care considering needs and center resources
• Responds effectively in emergencies following established protocols
• Maintains knowledge across medical/surgical care, medications, labs, safety, and emergencies
• Documents on the floor and in patient records accurately and timely
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to deliver patient care
• Maintains CPR/BLS (ACLS preferred) and PALS certifications
• Attends mandatory trainings and staff meetings
• Adapts to new ideas and approaches; supports patient rights policy
• Follows physician orders professionally and assists with other duties as needed

Skills

CPR/BLS

Education

RN degree

RN license

Job description

OHKC Ambulatory Surgery
Orthopedic Health of Kansas City Surgery Center
Overland Park, KS 66214, USA

Description

To act as patient advocate, providing continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through collaboration with other members of the healthcare team and supporting the philosophy, objectives and goals of the facility. The Staff nurse will assess the needs of individual patients including but not limited to adult, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree from accredited nursing program
• License as registered nurse in the state the facility is located
• Minimum of three years work experience as a staff nurse

Essential Functions

• Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status
• Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes
• Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies
• Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons and documenting events
• Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of medical/surgical patient care, pain assessment and actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making
• Performs documentation duties on the floor and in the patient record, which is timely, accurate and concise
• Works as part of a team in delivering patient care
• Maintains CPR/BLS (ACLS preferred) and PALS certification
• Attends all mandatory in services and participates in staff meetings
• Remains flexible, adaptive and able to accept and implement new ideas and approaches
• Treats all patients equally adopting the centers Patient Rights policy
• Reviews and carries out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner
• Willingness to assist with other duties when asked

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit, converse, and listen; use hands to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must be able to lift and/or carry over 20 pounds on a regular basis and be able to push/pull over 25 pounds on a regular basis.

The employee must be able to stand and/or walk at least 10 hours per day.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Preferred

Loyal

Shows firm and constant support to a cause

Functional Expert

Considered a thought leader on a subject

Enthusiastic

Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

Dedicated

Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Thought Provoking

Capable of making others think deeply on a subject

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Leader

Inspires teammates to follow them

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Preferred

Self-Starter

Inspired to perform without outside help

Flexibility

Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Ability to Make an Impact

Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

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