General Surgery Clinic - Registered Nurse

Job Description

Saint Luke's East is now hiring! We are seeking a Registered Nurse to work in our General Surgery Clinic in Lee's Summit, MO!

Hours : Mon-Fri, 8a-4 : 30p. NO NIGHTS, HOLIDAYS or WEEKENDS!

After 3 months of employment, remote work is available 2 days / week.

As a Registered Nurse with Saint Luke's, you will be a part of an award-winning health system and a department that offers teamwork, a patient-centered care approach, growth and development and overall job satisfaction!

In Virtual setting :

Functions independently and accountable for utilizing the nursing process. Demonstrates increasing discriminatory judgment in interpreting data and prioritizes appropriately. Initiates actions to improve nursing practice and patient care and unit processes. Serves as a day to day resource to colleagues at unit and department levels. Delegates tasks appropriately. Assumes preceptor responsibilities as needed. Utilizes appropriate hospital resources. Is a member of a collaborative care team who is responsible for providing tele-nursing care to a diverse population of patients across various departments within the SLHS. The following features govern the role : patient advocacy, prevention, telecommunication, proactive continuous monitoring, evidenced-based care, clinical decision support and humane, compassionate and ethical care. This will be an experienced nurse that monitors assigned patients using intelligent software. They will be alerted to any changes in patient condition or trending that needs to be addressed. They will partner with bedside staff to address any concerns or changes in assigned patient's condition. They will be located remotely at the Virtual care Center in Lees Summit. Goal is to identify early signs there might be an issue, address it, and reduce complications in this population.

• Monitor intelligent software and vitals for changes and trends or patient condition.
• Utilize good communication skills in tense situations.
• Have years of experience to understand what they are looking for in trending for this population.
• Partner with bedside team to monitor all assigned patients.
• Provide early detection of changes or possible problems in this population.
• Notify bedside team of possible issues and assisting them in activating resources needed to address issues.
• Provide another set of eyes and ears monitoring this population with an additional piece of intelligent software.
• Identify early signs to reduce complications.

In clinic setting :

Keywords : Registered Nurse, RN, Surgery, Clinic

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience :

Less than 1 year

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse (KS) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS), Registered Nurse (MO) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)

Associate Degree

Job Details

Full Time

Day (United States of America)

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