Registered Nurse; RN

Job Summary

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. Jump‑start your career as a Registered Nurse – OR at Lee’s Summit Medical Center.

• Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for predictability in your schedule.
• Culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff.
• Continuous investment in equipment, including surgical instruments, devices, and patient positioning, to ensure safety and workflow efficiency in the operating room.
• Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on patient‑care and workflow improvement suggestions.
• On‑call required during select non‑business hours.
• Evaluate patients prior to surgery.
• Provide patient and family education regarding procedure and peri‑operative process.
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation: intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification.
• Participate in surgical site verification: briefing, time‑out, debriefing, and universal protocols per hospital policy.
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies.
• Deliver high‑quality, patient‑centered care while managing evidence‑based practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team—providers, surgeons, surgical technologists, and more.
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking, scientific judgment, technical skills, and leadership to deliver safe nursing care independently.
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition and care provided thoroughly.
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment, and follow‑up measures.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date (RN requirement).
• Registered Nurse license.

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Well‑being support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time‑away from work programs: paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources: 401(k) plan with 100% match on 3%–9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial well‑being counseling.
• Education support: tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits: fertility and family building assistance, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.
• Note:
  
  Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.