RN - Emergency Room; PT, night shift

Position Title:

RN - Emergency Room (PT, night shift) – Paola Hospital

The Registered Nurse (RN) utilizes the nursing process to coordinate the interdisciplinary approach to patient care. The RN provides safe, therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way, integrating knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families through the continuum of care. The RN collaborates with others to integrate assessment and input of the patient, family and the interdisciplinary team.

The RN ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self‑development in lifelong learning. The RN provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. The RN demonstrates leadership skills in decision‑making and problem‑solving. The RN integrates and communicates knowledge and sensitivity to patients’ psychosocial, spiritual, cultural and age‑specific needs. The RN practices within the boundaries of the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, specialty standards and organizational/departmental policies and procedures.

• Adheres to hospital policies related to medication safety, including order writing format, correct administration considerations, double checks and other established policies and practices.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Answers patient/significant others phone calls, evaluates patient’s needs, and triages patient care.
• Anticipates and intervenes in an appropriate and timely manner when there are concerns related to patient and staff safety.
• Consistently meets work schedule.
• Consistently role models individualized therapeutic communication based upon patient and family psychosocial, spiritual and cultural needs.
• Coordinates health care services with hospital, vendors, physician's offices and other institutions.
• Delegates appropriately according to task situation, level of expertise and functions as an independent and supportive team member. Takes a leadership role in building and maintaining an environment where all team members thrive.
• Demonstrates critical thinking utilizing all aspects of the nursing process.
• Develops, implements and evaluates plan of care that recognizes changes in the patient’s condition and adapts the plan as needed.
• Identifies area for professional growth.
• Independently performs a comprehensive assessment to provide the most effective patient care for a given population.
• Maintains a safe environment for patients.
• Performs nursing assessments and triage of patient care needs for new and ongoing patients.
• Provides direct nursing care for specified patients, including appropriate supportive care and administration of chemotherapy, blood components, fluid and electrolyte replacements, and other oncology treatments as prescribed.
• Provides patient/family education using resources available.
• Seeks out additional learning experiences within the practice area:
  Unit specific certifications, consultation with experts, in‑services/rounds, collaborating with the multidisciplinary team.
• Utilizes technology correctly for functions related to patient care delivery, mandatory programs/competencies and policies/procedures.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

• High School Graduate
• Associate Degree Nursing

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) – Single State – State Board of Nursing (Kansas) or compact license
• CPR / AED / BLS – Other BLS within 14 days
• Some units will require additional unit‑specific affirmations/certifications/work experience

Time Type:
Part time

Job Requisition : R-40768

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