Tele - PRN - nights

The University of Kansas Health System•Olathe, KS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) uses the nursing process to coordinate an interdisciplinary approach to patient care and provide safe, therapeutic, holistic, and systematic care. The RN integrates knowledge, skills, and experience to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care, collaborating with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team. The RN supports improvement in practice through lifelong learning, provides direction and guidance to others, and serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. The role requires leadership in decision-making and problem-solving, sensitivity to patients’ psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and age-specific needs, and practice within the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, specialty standards, and organizational and departmental policies. This position is for a PRN night-shift RN on the Med/Surg/Tele unit at Olathe Hospital. The listed time type is part time. Nurses hired after September 1, 2026, without a BSN must sign an ADN-to-BSN agreement at hire and complete a BSN by their fifth anniversary in the role.

Requirements

High school graduate.
Associate Degree in Nursing.
Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN), single-state Kansas license or compact license.
CPR/AED/BLS; other BLS must be obtained within 14 days.
Some units may require additional unit-specific affirmations, certifications, or work experience.
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 the role.

Responsibilities

Consistently meet the work schedule.
Use critical thinking across all aspects of the nursing process.
Maintain a safe environment for patients.
Coordinate health care services with the hospital, vendors, physician offices, and other institutions.
Respond to patient and significant-other calls, evaluate needs, and triage care.
Provide patient and family education using available resources.
Act as a liaison between patients, significant others, and health team members.
Identify areas for professional growth.
Participate fully as a member of the Patient Centered Medical Home Team.
Independently conduct comprehensive assessments to provide effective care for the assigned population.
Anticipate and intervene appropriately and promptly when patient or staff safety concerns arise.
Communicate and interact professionally with patients, families, nurses, and other medical professionals.
Follow hospital medication-safety policies, including order-writing format, administration considerations, double checks, and other established practices.
Assess patient and family readiness to learn; develop and carry out individualized teaching plans, evaluate understanding using teach-back methods, and adjust the approach as needed.
Develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care; recognize changes in patient condition and adapt plans accordingly.
Delegate appropriately based on the task, situation, and level of expertise; work independently and supportively as a team member.
Help build and maintain an environment where all team members can thrive.
Use technology correctly for patient care, mandatory programs and competencies, and policies and procedures.
Seek additional learning experiences, including unit-specific certifications, consultation with experts, in-services and rounds, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Role-model individualized therapeutic communication based on patients’ and families’ psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural needs.
Perform the professional, clinical, and technical competencies required by the assigned unit or department.