Clinical Nurse (RN) - PCU

The University of Kansas Health System•Olathe, KS

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) uses the nursing process to coordinate an interdisciplinary approach to patient care and provide safe, therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic manner. The RN integrates knowledge, skills, and experience to meet the needs of patients and families across the continuum of care, collaborating with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team. The RN practices within the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, specialty standards, and organizational and departmental policies and procedures. The RN provides direct nursing care to assigned patients, including supportive care and prescribed oncology treatments such as chemotherapy, blood components, and fluid and electrolyte replacements. The position also involves patient assessment and triage, developing and adapting plans of care, patient and family education, medication safety, and coordination of health care services. The RN demonstrates leadership, critical thinking, therapeutic communication, and commitment to professional development, and serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor to others. Duties and skills may vary by unit or department, and other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school graduate.
Associate Degree in Nursing.
Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN), single-state Kansas license or compact license.
BLS certification within 14 days.
Nurses hired after September 1, 2026, without a BSN must sign an ADN-to-BSN agreement at hire and complete a BSN degree by the fifth anniversary of hire into this role.
Some units require additional unit-specific affirmations, certifications, or work experience.

Responsibilities

Follow hospital medication-safety policies, including order-writing format, administration considerations, double checks, and other established practices.
Respond to patient and significant-other phone calls, evaluate needs, and triage patient care.
Anticipate and respond appropriately and promptly to concerns about patient and staff safety.
Consistently meet the work schedule.
Role-model individualized therapeutic communication based on patients’ and families’ psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural needs.
Coordinate health care services with the hospital, vendors, physicians’ offices, and other institutions.
Delegate appropriately based on the task, situation, and level of expertise, while contributing as an independent and supportive team member.
Help build and maintain an environment where all team members can thrive.
Use critical thinking across all aspects of the nursing process.
Develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care, recognizing changes in patients’ conditions and adapting plans as needed.
Identify areas for professional growth.
Independently conduct comprehensive assessments to provide effective care for the assigned patient population.
Maintain a safe environment for patients.
Assess and triage care needs for new and ongoing patients.
Provide direct nursing care, including supportive care and prescribed chemotherapy, blood components, fluid and electrolyte replacements, and other oncology treatments.
Provide patient and family education using available resources.
Seek additional learning experiences through unit-specific certifications, consultation with experts, in-services or rounds, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Use technology correctly for patient care delivery, mandatory programs and competencies, and policies and procedures.
Perform the professional, clinical, and technical competencies required by the assigned unit or department.