Registered Nurse - Trauma/Ortho
Kansas City, Missouri
RN
Posted Sep 8
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Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Accepts
- RN
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About this role
As a Registered Nurse on this Trauma Ortho Progressive Care Unit you will provide care for a variety patients with various medical conditions and acuity levels. This team specializes in orthopedics, but sees patients with other complex medical conditions and treatment plans. This is a challenging fast-paced environment with high patient turn over.
Nurses on this team are trained to initiate and maintain IV infusions like heparin, lasix, Cardizem, amiodarone, & PCA/CADD pumps. This is a great opportunity to expand your nursing skills and quickly grow your career. This position will give you the opportunity to participate in our shared governance and be part of various quality improvement initiatives.
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This team is part of our Level 1 Trauma and Academic Medical Center. This is a tight knit team that is passionate about knowledge sharing, collaboration, and helping each other become the best they can be; A team that works towards continuous improvement and is never afraid to keep learning more and ask questions. This is diverse team with diverse backgrounds, skill levels, and experience.
Shift - FT Nights. This position comes with night and weekend
- shift differential.
Responsibilities
Accountable for utilizing the nursing process. Responsible for performing patient care delegating patient care tasks and for supervision of other patient care staff. Responsible for coordinating the plan of care for a group of assigned patients and consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes. This clinical nurse demonstrates proficiency and abides by policies rules guidelines and procedures.
Job Requirements
Applicable
Experience
Less than 1 year
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse (MO) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)
Associate Degree - Nursing
Job Details
Full Time
Night (United States of America)
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Requirements
- Applicable
- Less than 1 year
- Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse (MO) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)
- Associate Degree - Nursing
- Job Details
- Full Time
- Night (United States of America)
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Place
- City
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Median rent
- $1,238/mo
- Local household income
- $69,166/yr
- Metro price level
- 7% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Kansas City area index 92.5, where 100 is the national average.
Straddling the Missouri–Kansas border, Kansas City serves up world-class barbecue, jazz heritage, and wide-reaching suburbs at an easygoing pace. Fountain-lined boulevards and revitalized downtown districts give nurses a midsize metro with surprising culture—minus the coastal price tag or daily gridlock. A practical, friendly relocation choice for healthcare professionals seeking Midwestern stability.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Saint Luke's Health System (SLHS) is a Kansas City, Missouri-based healthcare organization that includes Saint Luke's Hospital on the Plaza among its facilities. The system maintains an Employee Shared Behaviors Compact that emphasizes teamwork, quality, respect, diversity and inclusion, and…
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