Staff Nurse (Pre-Admission Testing & Surgical Clearinghouse)
Kansas City, Missouri
RN · Perioperative Care · Pediatric
Posted Jul 14 · New grads welcomed
- Unit
- Pre-Admission Testing
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Outpatient
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- New graduates
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Missouri is $33/hr, across 164 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
The Pre-Admission Testing Program works in partnership with the Same Day Surgery Department, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Operating Room, and CM Anesthesia staff to collaboratively design a plan of care for each surgical patient. The Surgical Clearinghouse is a call center that provides a central location for peri-operative coordination of care. Registered nurses provide illness management and health promotion for patients and families who require care. Registered staff nurses utilize the nursing process and knowledge of scientific principles to provide safe, high quality, comprehensive, and age appropriate nursing care for their assigned patients.
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“and No Experience necessary / On-the-Job Training Bachelor's Degree Preferred for all nurses hired after September 1, 2013. Nurses hired after this” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN license
- RN License
- Associate Degree in Nursing
- Associate's degree
- Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
- Pass drug screening
- Experience working with children
- Experience working with families with children
- Patient treatment planning
Benefits
- On-the-job training
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 · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
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 · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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You would be joining a pediatric hospital on the Adele Hall Campus in downtown Kansas City. Free covered parking, an onsite childcare center, a 24/7 fitness center, and an Employee Wellness Center with primary care and a pharmacy sit on…
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