Registered Nurse- Residential Living Center

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City; Garnett (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, KS is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Residential Living Center. As a Nurse in a long term care unit setting, you will have the opportunity to perform patient care, delegate patient care tasks, and supervise other patient care staff.

You will be responsible for coordinating the plan of care for a group of assigned patients and consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in KS (NURSYS)
• Associate Degree in Nursing or higher
• Strong communication and documentation skills

Responsibilities

• Performs patient care and coordinates care plans for assigned patients
• Delegates tasks to clinical staff based on competencies
• Inserts IV access and administers medications as directed
• Schedules emergent and routine appointments as needed
• May cover Medical Assistant or LPN duties when required
• Maintains patient flow and coordinates care with health care team
• Ensures accurate entry of admission orders and patient documentation

Skills

Telephone triage

Patient care coordination

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Autonomy

Education

Associate Degree

RN license (KS) – NURSYS

Tools

Scribe/Documentation

Job description

Job Description

Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, KS is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Residential Living Center. As a Nurse in a long term care unit setting, you will have the opportunity to perform patient care, delegate patient care tasks, and supervise other patient care staff. You will be responsible for coordinating the plan of care for a group of assigned patients and consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Shift: Full Time Nights

The Work:

• Performs telephone triage, patient flow, and coordination of patient care
• Schedules emergent need patient appointments
• Identifies learning needs for patients and families, provides advice and recommendations
• Inserts intravenous access with medication administration and duties as assigned based on clinic need
• Delegates tasks to clinical staff in accordance with demonstrated competencies and consideration to Scope of Practice
• Enters admission orders as directed by provider
• Manages expired samples.
• May be responsible for covering Medical Assistant job duties, LPN job duties, or other office duties as needed

We are seeking patient centered, self-driven, motivated Registered Nurses who are committed to providing exceptional patient care. To be successful, you will need to be able to work in a team atmosphere as well as autonomously. You will be the subject matter expert for patient education, assessment, interpretation, and documentation of patient care and testing. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, task oriented, resourceful, and possess strong communication skills. Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor is required at all times.

Why Saint Luke's?

• Our leadership supports nurse engagement and allows their voices to be heard.
• We value our nurses' knowledge, experience, and expertise to improve patient outcomes and quality care.
• The opportunity to make an impact on their unit, hospital, health system, and the healthcare industry.
• Strong nurse governance and we encourage all of our RNs to participate
• Various CEU, Continuing Education, Leadership and other career training available
• Career Advancement Program dedicated to RNs.

Job Requirements

• Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year
• Registered Nurse (KS) – National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)
• Associate Degree

Job Details

• Full Time
• Night (United States of America)