RN - Cardiac Telemetry (PT, days)

The University of Kansas Health System; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System in Olathe is seeking a Registered Nurse for Cardiac Telemetry (PT, days). This role emphasizes safe, holistic patient care using the nursing process and strong collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

The position requires Kansas RN licensure, BLS/CPR, and unit-specific certifications. You will triage, educate patients and families, and support care coordination in a fast-paced telemetry unit.

Qualifications

• Must have strong nursing assessment and critical thinking skills.
• Triage patient care efficiently and communicate with the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate leadership and coordination across care providers.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to hospital policies related to medication safety and administration.
• Answers patient and family calls, triages needs and provides timely care.
• Anticipates and intervenes to ensure patient and staff safety.
• Maintains regular work schedule for reliability.
• Role models therapeutic communication honoring psychosocial and cultural needs.
• Coordinates health care services with hospital, vendors, and physicians.
• Delegates tasks appropriately and supports team members.
• Demonstrates critical thinking using the nursing process.
• Develops and evaluates care plans adapting to patient changes.
• Identifies areas for professional growth.
• Performs comprehensive assessments for optimal patient care.
• Maintains a safe environment and triages care needs.
• Delivers direct nursing care including chemotherapy and oncology-related treatments as prescribed.
• Educates patients and families using available resources.
• Pursues additional learning opportunities within the unit/department.

Skills

Nursing Assessment

Patient Triage

Clinical Leadership

Care Coordination

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Position Title

RN - Cardiac Telemetry (PT, days)

Days - Full Time

Olathe Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest:

The Registered Nurse (RN) utilizes the nursing process to coordinate the interdisciplinary approach to patient care. He/she provides safe, therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way. He/she integrates knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families through the continuum of care. The RN collaborates with others to integrate assessment and input of the patient, family and the interdisciplinary team. He/she ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning. Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. Demonstrates leadership skills in decision-making and problem solving. The RN integrates and communicates knowledge and sensitivity to patient’s psychosocial, spiritual, cultural and age specific needs. He/she practices within the boundaries of the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, specialty standards and organizational/departmental policies and procedures.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Adheres to hospital policies related to medication safety, including order writing format, correct administration considerations, double checks and other established policies and practices.
• Answers patient/significant others phone calls, evaluate patient’s needs, and triage patient care.
• Anticipates and intervenes in an appropriate and timely manner when there are concerns related to patient and staff safety.
• Consistently meets work schedule.
• Consistently role models individualized therapeutic communication based upon patient and family psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs.
• Coordinates health care services with hospital, vendors, physician’s offices and other institutions.
• Delegates appropriately according to task situation, level of expertise and functions as an independent and supportive team member. Takes a leadership role in building and maintaining an environment where all team members thrive.
• Demonstrates critical thinking utilizing all aspects of the nursing process.
• Develops, implements and evaluates plan of care that recognizes changes in the patient’s condition and adapts plan as needed.
• Identifies area for professional growth.
• Independently performs a comprehensive assessment to provide the most effective patient care for a given population.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients.
• Performs nursing assessments and triage of patient care needs for new and ongoing patients.
• Provides direct nursing care for specified patients, including appropriate supportive care and administration of chemotherapy, blood components, fluid and electrolyte replacements, and other oncology treatments as prescribed.
• Provides patient/family education using resources available.
• Seeks out additional learning experiences within the practice area: Unit specific certifications Consultation with experts In-services/rounds Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team
• Utilizes technology correctly for functions related to patient care delivery, mandatory programs/competencies and policies/procedures.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Associate Degree Nursing

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing (Kansas) or compact license
• CPR/ AED/ BLS - Other BLS within 14 days
• Some units will require additional unit-specific affirmations/certifications/work experience

Time Type:

Part time

Job Requisition ID:

R-48034

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.