Registered Nurse RN, Med/Surg, FT Nights

TieTalent; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Lawrence, Kansas is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) for full-time night shifts. In this role, you will provide direct nursing care, coordinate care for patients, and ensure adherence to healthcare policies. Candidates must have a nursing degree and a valid Kansas RN license. The position emphasizes collaboration with healthcare teams to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse license to practice in Kansas.
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers certification.
• ACLS and PALS may be required depending on department.

Responsibilities

• Develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Communicate continuously with clinical teams including physicians.
• Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs.
• Perform nursing care according to the population served.

Skills

Patient care

Effective communication

Decision making

Team collaboration

Nursing protocols

Education

Associate degree in Nursing or diploma

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Overview

Registered Nurse (RN), Med/Surg, FT Nights

We are seeking a passionate RN to provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols, while complying with laws and regulations and maintaining patient information. This role leads the coordination of care for patients by applying effective decision making based on patient/family healthcare needs and priorities.

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization, while complying with laws and regulations in maintaining patient information. This position leads the coordination of care for patients by applying effective decision making skills based on patient/family healthcare needs and priorities.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families promoting decision making based on the assessment of patient medical histories, symptoms, examinations, diagnosis, conditions and treatments.
• Communicate and collaborate concisely and continuously among clinical team, including physicians, both verbally and in documentation focusing on patients identified problems and needs by implementing and monitoring patient care plans, as well as recording and communicating patient conditions as appropriate, to optimize their health outcomes.
• Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Competently apply collaborative teamwork and leadership as a member of an inter-professional team to coordinate patient centered care for quality patient and unit outcomes of care processes by utilizing information, resources and technology.
• Provide Patient Centered Care Nursing processes including Patient/Family, Evidence Based Practices (EBP), safety and process improvement.
• Exemplifies professionalism: applies lifelong learning; contributes to the science of nursing; participates in governance; shares knowledge to expand the scale and scope of best practices with others; builds the ethical, moral and regulatory base for best practices and processes of patient and unit care.
• Performs nursing care according to the population served on the unit as referenced in the Administrative, Scope of Services Policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned in line with current basic nursing scope.

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Associate degree in Nursing or diploma
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers; ACLS and PALS may be required depending on department, which may waive BLS requirement
• Current Registered Nurse license to practice in Kansas

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• ACLS within 6 months of hire (ED, ICU/2East or other units)

Equal Opportunity Employment

LMH Health values inclusion and diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.