Registered Nurse - Neurosurgery

Saint Luke's Physician Group•Kansas City, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Saint Luke’s is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Neurosurgery clinic at the Saint Luke’s Plaza location. This is a full-time, weekday day-shift role. The nurse provides professional clinic nursing care according to established standards and practices, including telephone triage, patient flow, and coordination of care. Responsibilities also include scheduling appointments for emergent patient needs; identifying learning needs of patients and families; providing advice and recommendations; inserting intravenous access and administering medications; and performing other duties based on clinic needs. The nurse delegates tasks to clinical staff in accordance with demonstrated competencies and scope of practice, serves as a subject matter expert in patient education, assessment, interpretation, and documentation of patient care and testing, enters admission orders as directed by a provider, and manages expired samples. The role may also cover Medical Assistant, LPN, or other office duties as needed. The nurse should be able to work both collaboratively and autonomously and maintain excellent customer service and a professional demeanor. Saint Luke’s describes its workplace as supportive of work/life balance, innovation, collaboration, and employees’ goals.

Requirements

Registered Nurse licensure for Missouri and Kansas.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
Associate degree in Nursing.
At least 1 year of applicable experience.
Ability to work in a team atmosphere as well as autonomously.

Nice To Haves

Previous clinic or inpatient experience in Neuroscience.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing care for clinic patients according to established standards and practices.
Provide telephone triage, support patient flow, and coordinate patient care.
Schedule appointments for patients with emergent needs.
Identify learning needs of patients and families and provide advice and recommendations.
Insert intravenous access and administer medications.
Perform duties as assigned based on clinic needs.
Delegate tasks to clinical staff according to demonstrated competencies and scope of practice.
Serve as a subject matter expert for patient education, assessment, interpretation, and documentation of patient care and testing.
Enter admission orders as directed by a provider.
Manage expired samples.
Cover Medical Assistant, LPN, or other office duties as needed.
Provide excellent customer service and maintain a professional demeanor.