RN - Renal/Tele - PT - Nights

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

Job summary

Kansas Health System’s Olathe Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for Renal/Tele, Night shift. The RN coordinates patient care using the nursing process and delivers safe, holistic care across the continuum, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team and guiding others as needed.

Requires an Associate Degree in Nursing and an active Kansas RN license (or compact). CPR/BLS certification is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Associate Degree in Nursing required.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to medication safety and patient care policies.
• Answers calls, triages patient needs, and coordinates care.
• Maintains a safe environment and ensures patient safety.
• Administers medications as prescribed and performs nursing assessments.
• Leads and mentors other team members as needed.

Skills

Nursing process

Patient care

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

RN license (Kansas or compact)

Job description

RN - Renal/Tele - PT - Nights

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.

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

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].

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