Overview
NOW HIRING REGISTERED NURSES - Summer 2024 Newly Licensed RNs, please apply to this position for all units at UKHS! Please share unit interest and shift availability with recruiter.
Join our team as a Day/Night/Evening shifts, Full-Time, Various Departments, Newly licensed Registered Nurse in Topeka, Kansas. Fulfilling your purpose begins here: People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:
- Medical, vision, dental health insurance, health savings account / flexible spending, competitive pay, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with company match, employee assistance program and more.
Your team is bigger than your department:
- The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, a part of a rich legacy of compassionate care since 1909, now offers 378 licensed beds, a history of innovation, and strong community support.
- We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.
Responsibilities
- The Registered Nurse functions under the direction of the Nurse Director/Manager and is responsible for coordination of safe patient care delivery for specified and diverse patient populations.
- The RN assesses patient/family needs, develops and prioritizes patient goals, evaluates care delivery, and continually revised the plan of care to meet the biological, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, developmental, and educational needs of the patient/family. The RN Delegates care as appropriate to optimize patient outcomes.
- The RN adheres to the Kansas Nurse Practice Act.
- Collects and analyzes patient health data through comprehensive assessment
- Identifies and prioritizes patient/family biological, emotional, psychosocial, spiritual, developmental, and education needs
- Develops and evaluates plan of care based on patient need priorities.
- Coordinates care delivery with other healthcare team members and departments to ensure safe, age appropriate, culturally aware care, and optimal outcomes.
- Demonstrates competence in service specific clinical skills and compliance with unit/department required duties.
- Engages and involves the patient/family in the care delivery process
- Conducts medication reconciliation on admission, at transfer, and at discharge or as prescribed for outpatient setting.
- Ensures safe and quality care for patients through identification of patient specific risk factors (i.e. risk for falls, risk for skin breakdown, etc.)
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- Current Kansas RN Licensure.
- Current BLS certification upon hire.
- Telemetry, ICU and PCU need ACLS and Post Surg needs Chemo. Completed within the first year of employment
- 2-Year Degree
- Specific Certifications are required within one year of hire
- Basic computer skills
Preferred Job Requirements:
- 4-Year Degree
- At least one year recent experience in a similar healthcare setting.
- Familiar with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel).
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