Core Charge Nurse-Intermediate Care - Sutherland; Renal​/Liver General Medical​/Surgical Unit

Overview

5 Sutherland is a general medical/surgical unit that cares for patients with renal and liver disease, and those requiring inpatient rehabilitation. Patient diagnoses can include acute kidney and liver injury to end stage disease, including dialysis and transplant. Rehabilitation patients often have a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or other injury/disease requiring inpatient rehab. Patients range in age from neonates to young adult.

5 Sutherland also cares for patients with tracheostomies and other general medical/surgical patients.

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Core Charge Nurses provide leadership for nursing staff on their scheduled shifts. They collaborate with Nursing Department Directors and Hospital Shift Supervisors to provide the personnel, workplace, and technology resources necessary for the provision of safe, high-quality patient and family care. Core Charge Nurses solve problems effectively, communicating and collaborating with all stakeholders. They demonstrate understanding and commitment to the Children's Mercy Lean System and contribute to operational excellence.

They maintain clinical expertise by providing direct patient and family care, working with staff on a regularly scheduled basis. In addition, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team, and integrity.

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005.

If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

• Oversees daily planning, assessment, and decision making to provide the resources necessary for the provision of safe, high-quality patient and family care in the intermediate care environment (areas providing acute inpatient care or complex outpatient care.
• Maintains clinical expertise by providing direct patient and family care, working with staff on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Collaborates with the department leadership team in the management of personnel.
• Demonstrates and promotes accountability, communication, relationship management, teamwork, and collaboration with all stakeholders.
• Oversees daily operations in the intermediate care environment (areas providing acute inpatient care or complex outpatient care) to ensure appropriate staffing resources and clinical competencies are available for the department to function successfully.

• Bachelor's Degree BSN required and 3-5 years experience Neonatal or pediatric work experience.
• One of the following:
  Licensed RN - MO, Registered Nurse Multistate License Missouri required upon hire
• One of the following:
  Licensed RN - Kansas, Registered Nurse Multistate License Kansas required upon hire
• RN Compact license for all states besides KS and MO
• Refer to Nursing and Advanced Practice Provide Licensure and Certification policy for required Life Support Certifications Required Upon Hire
• Specialty Certification relevant to unit's patient population (determined by Nurse Manager/Director) Preferred

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