RN - Ortho/Spine (PRN)

The University of Kansas Health System; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Olathe is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Ortho/Spine unit. The RN will utilize the nursing process to provide holistic patient care, ensuring safety and effective communication. This part-time role involves critical thinking, patient education, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Coordinates health care services with hospital and other institutions.
• Independently performs comprehensive patient assessments.
• Acts as a liaison between patients and health team members.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe environment for patients.
• Demonstrates critical thinking utilizing all aspects of the nursing process.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates patient care plans.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Therapeutic Communication

Patient Education

Education

High School Graduate

Associate Degree Nursing

Job description

Position Title

RN - Ortho/Spine (PRN)Nights - PRNOlathe Hospital 20333 W. 151st St.

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

• Consistently meets work schedule.
• Demonstrates critical thinking utilizing all aspects of the nursing process.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients.
• Coordinates health care services with hospital, vendors, physician's offices and other institutions.
• Answers patient/significant others phone calls, evaluate patient's needs, and triage patient care.
• Provides patient/family education using resources available.
• Acts as liaison between patient, significant others and health team members.
• Identifies area for professional growth.
• Participates fully as a member of the Patient Centered Medical Home Team.
• Independently performs a comprehensive assessment to provide the most effective patient care for a given population.
• Anticipates and intervenes in an appropriate and timely manner when there are concerns related to patient and staff safety.
• Acts professionally and communicates appropriately when interacting with patients, family members, nurses, and other medical professionals.
• Adheres to hospital policies related to medication safety, including order writing format, correct administration considerations, double checks and other established policies and practices.
• Accurately assesses patient's/family's readiness to learn, organizes and executes an individualized teaching plan, evaluates patient's understanding using teach back methods; modifies approach as necessary.
• Develops, implements and evaluates plan of care that recognizes changes in the patient's condition and adapts plan as needed.
• 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.
• Utilizes technology correctly for functions related to patient care delivery, mandatory programs/competencies and policies/procedures.
• Seeks out additional learning experiences within the practice area:
  • Unit specific certifications
  • Consultation with experts
  • Inservices/rounds
  • Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team
• Consistently role models individualized therapeutic communication based upon patient and family psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs.
• 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-40561

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.

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About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.