RN - Emergency Department - FT - Midshift

Kansas Health System; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas Health System’s Olathe Hospital seeks a dedicated RN for the Emergency Department on a full-time midshift. The role emphasizes holistic, evidence-based nursing, leadership, and patient-centered care across the continuum.

The RN collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, upholds safety standards, and mentors others while delivering high-quality care to diverse patient populations in a fast-paced ED setting.

Qualifications

• High School graduate.
• ADN required; BSN must be completed within 5 years of hire.
• RN license in Kansas or compact license.
• CPR/AED/BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to medication safety policies and order writing formats.
• Provide direct nursing care including chemotherapy and other oncology treatments as prescribed.
• Triage patient needs and assess care requirements.
• Coordinate health care services with hospital teams and external providers.
• Lead and mentor team members; support continuous professional development.

Skills

Nursing

Critical thinking

Communication

Team leadership

Education

High School Diploma

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

BSN within 5 years

Tools

CPR/BLS certification

Job description

Position Title

RN - Emergency Department - FT - Midshift

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.
• All other duties as assigned.
• 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

Nurses hired after September 1, 2026, without a BSN will be required to sign an ADN-to-BSN agreement at the time of hire and must complete a BSN degree by the fifth anniversary of hire into this role.

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

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.