Registered Nurse, RN, Emergency Department, PRN

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization, while complying with laws and regulations in maintaining patient information. This position leads the coordination of care for patients by applying effective decision‑making skills based on patient/family healthcare needs and priorities.

• Develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families, promoting decision‑making based on assessment of patient medical histories, symptoms, examinations, diagnosis, conditions, and treatments.
• Communicate and collaborate concisely and continuously among the clinical team, including physicians, both verbally and in documentation, focusing on patients’ identified problems and needs by implementing and monitoring patient care plans, and recording and communicating patient conditions as appropriate, to optimize their health outcomes.
• Assess and coordinate patients’ discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Competently apply collaborative teamwork and leadership as a member of an inter‑professional team to coordinate patient‑centered care for quality patient and unit outcomes, utilizing information, resources, and technology.
• Perform nursing care according to the population served on the unit as referenced in the Administrative, Scope of Services Policy and other duties as assigned in line with current basic nursing scope.
• Provide patient‑centered nursing processes including patient/family, evidence‑based practices (EBP), safety, and process improvement.
• Exemplify professionalism by applying lifelong learning, contributing to the science of nursing, participating in governance, sharing knowledge, building the ethical, moral, and regulatory base for best practices and processes of patient and unit care.

Required:

• Associate’s degree in Nursing or a nursing diploma.
• Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers; if department requires, certification in ACLS and PALS (BLS requirement waived).
• Current Registered Nurse license to practice in Kansas.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
• ACLS certification within 6 months of hire (ED, ICU/2
  
  East or other units).

• Tuition reimbursement to support continuing education.
• Professional development and recognition.
• Excellent benefits package.

At LMH Health, we value inclusion and diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.