RN - Emergency Department - FT - Midshift
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 combines 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 incorporates patients' psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, and age-specific needs into care and practices within the Kansas Nurse Practice Act, specialty standards, and organizational and departmental policies and procedures. The RN demonstrates leadership in decision-making and problem-solving, supports colleagues as a resource, preceptor, and mentor, and takes responsibility for lifelong learning and professional development. The role is based in the Emergency Department at Olathe Hospital. Duties and skills may vary by unit or department, and other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- High school graduation.
- Associate degree in nursing.
- Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) license in Kansas or a compact license.
- CPR/AED/BLS certification; BLS is required within 14 days.
- Nurses hired after September 1, 2026, who do not have 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
- 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.
- Model individualized therapeutic communication that reflects patients' and families' psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural needs.
- Coordinate health care services with the hospital, vendors, physician offices, and other institutions.
- Delegate appropriately based on the task and situation, level of expertise, and team needs.
- Help build and maintain an environment where team members can thrive.
- Use critical thinking across all aspects of the nursing process.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate plans of care, recognizing changes in a patient's condition and adapting care as needed.
- Identify areas for professional growth and pursue additional learning experiences, including unit-specific certifications, consultation with experts, in-services, rounds, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Independently perform comprehensive assessments to provide effective care for the assigned patient population.
- Maintain a safe environment for patients.
- Perform nursing assessments and triage care needs for new and ongoing patients.
- Provide direct nursing care to specified patients, including supportive care and administration of prescribed chemotherapy, blood components, fluid and electrolyte replacements, and other oncology treatments.
- Educate patients and families using available resources.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
