Registered Nurse - General Surgery Clinic

Saint Luke's Physician Group•Kansas City, MO

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

Join our General Surgery North clinic as a Full Time RN! We are seeking an RN that will work with both general surgery and bariatric patients. This position offers a Monday - Friday schedule from 8am - 4:30pm, with no nights or weekends. There is an opportunity to work remotely two days per week after the first 60-90 days. The role involves providing professional nursing care for clinic patients, telephone triage, patient flow management, and coordination of patient care. Responsibilities include scheduling emergent appointments, identifying patient and family learning needs, providing advice, inserting intravenous access with medication administration, and other duties as assigned. The RN will delegate tasks to clinical staff, serve as a subject matter expert for patient education, assessment, interpretation, and documentation. Additional duties include entering admission orders as directed by a provider and managing expired samples. The position requires the ability to work both autonomously and in a team atmosphere, with excellent customer service skills and a professional demeanor. The role may also involve covering Medical Assistant, LPN, or other office duties as needed.

Requirements

Less than 1 year of applicable experience
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)

Nice To Haves

Able to work in a team atmosphere as well as autonomously.
Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times.

Responsibilities

Provides professional nursing care for clinic patients following established standards and practices.
Responsible for telephone triage, patient flow, and coordination of patient care.
Schedules emergent need patient appointments.
Identifies learning needs for patients and families, provide advice and recommendations.
Inserts intravenous access with medication administration.
Delegates tasks to clinical staff in accordance with demonstrated competencies and consideration to Scope of Practice.
Subject matter expert for patient education, assessment, interpretation, and documentation of patient care and testing.
Enters admission orders as directed by provider.
Responsible for managing expired samples.
May be responsible for covering Medical Assistant job duties, LPN job duties, or other office duties as needed.