Unit Coordinator - Burn Unit - Night Shift

The University of Kansas Health System; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is seeking a Unit Coordinator for the Burn Unit night shift. This role provides charge nurse responsibilities, manages throughput, and staffing to the matrix to meet patient care needs.

You will assist with hiring, education and performance evaluation, work with the Nurse Manager and Human Resources on performance management, and mentor staff to uphold clinical excellence.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate required.
• Bachelor Degree in Nursing required.
• For Southwest KC market locations: BSN degree required upon hire after Nov 1, 2025; ADN nurses hired before that date must enroll in BSN within 6 months and complete by the third anniversary of hire.
• Master Degree in Nursing preferred.
• 2+ years of clinical experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides charge nurse responsibilities, including assignments, throughput management, and staffing to matrix.
• Responds to patient and staff needs and manages a patient care assignment.
• Assists with hiring, education, and performance evaluation of staff; collaborates with Nurse Manager and HR on performance management and discipline.
• Mentors staff to promote clinical practice excellence and patient/employee satisfaction; drives productivity and budget compliance.

Education

High School Graduate

Bachelor Degree Nursing

Master Degree Nursing

BLS (American Heart Association)

RN License (KS/MO)

Nurse Compact License (NCL)

Job description

Position Title

Unit Coordinator - Burn Unit - Night Shift Nights - Full Time Bell Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest

Provides charge nurse responsibilities, including assignments, management of throughput, staffing to matrix, and responding to patient and staff needs. Manages a patient care assignment as indicated by patient care needs. Assists with hiring, education and performance evaluation of the staff. Works with the Nurse Manager and Human Resources in performance management counseling and discipline of staff. Instructs staff and ensures compliance with standards through daily on-going monitoring and performance management. Serves as a role model and mentor for excellence in clinical practice and patient and employee satisfaction. Takes personal responsibility for achieving productivity targets and budget compliance. Has primary involvement and responsibility for unit performance improvement activities and outcomes.

Inpatient Burn Unit

These nurses work with an experienced multi-disciplinary team, using the latest diagnostic and therapeutic techniques to help patients heal from burns, complex skin disorders, slow-to-heal wounds and reconstructive surgeries. Our Burnett Burn Center is an adult and pediatric verified burn center that provides acute and intensive inpatient care to those who need specialized treatment and rehab interventions.. The center features two hydrotherapy bays, an operating room suite, a nutrition center and a physical therapy gym. We also closely collaborate with the outpatient burn and wound care clinic to provide ongoing specialized wound care in the outpatient setting which may include hyperbaric oxygen therapy to enhance healing.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

Provides charge nurse responsibilities, including assignments, management of throughput, staffing to matrix, and responding to patient and staff needs. Manages a patient care assignment as indicated by patient care needs. Assists with hiring, education and performance evaluation of the staff. Works with the Nurse Manager and Human Resources in performance management counseling and discipline of staff. Instructs staff and ensures compliance with standards through daily on-going monitoring and performance management. Serves as a role model and mentor for excellence in clinical practice and patient and employee satisfaction. Takes personal responsibility for achieving productivity targets and budget compliance. Has primary involvement and responsibility for unit performance improvement activities and outcomes. 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

Bachelor Degree Nursing

Southwest KC Market Locations: Nurses hired after November 1, 2025, BSN degree is required upon hire. For ADN prepared nurses hired before November 1, 2025, must be enrolled in a BSN degree program within 6 months of hire date, must complete BSN degree by the third anniversary of hire date.

Preferred Education and Experience

Master Degree Nursing

2 or more years of clinical experience

Required Licensure and Certification

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing

Registered Nurse in State of Kansas or State of Missouri

As a condition of your employment and continued employment with the health system, you are required to secure a Nurse Compact License (NCL) within 60 days of your date of hire. This will enable you to perform your job duties not only in Kansas, but other compact states. You will be responsible for any expenses you incur in securing this license, and must provide your manager with evidence of this license before the sixty-day period expires. If you fail to secure the NCL as required, you will be immediately removed from the work schedule and placed on an unpaid administrative leave, until we can understand the reasons for your non‑compliance. Further failure to comply with the licensing requirement will result in your end of employment with the health system.

Preferred Licensure and Certification

Professional Nursing Certification

Time Type: Full time

Job Requisition ID

R-22686

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.

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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.