RN - Post Surgical Unit

LMH Health • Lawrence, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At LMH Health, the Registered Nurse (RN) on the Post Surgical Unit provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization, while complying with laws and regulations in maintaining patient information. This position leads the coordination of care for patients by applying effective decision making skills based on patient/family healthcare needs and priorities. LMH Health is dedicated to fostering healthy people, healthy communities, and healthy futures, offering an exceptional career environment with flexible work-life harmony, competitive pay, and significant advancement potential. The organization values inclusion and diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

• Associates in Nursing or diploma
• Current Basic life Support for Healthcare Providers, however based on department, certification in ACLS and PALS then the BLS requirement is waived.
• Current Registered Nurse license to practice in Kansas

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors in Nursing
• ACLS within 6 months of hire (ED, ICU/2East or other units)

Responsibilities

• Develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families promoting decision making based on the assessment of patient medical histories, symptoms, examinations, diagnosis, conditions and treatments.
• Communicate and collaborate concisely and continuously among clinical team, including physicians, both verbally and in documentation focusing on patients identified problems and needs by implementing and monitoring patient care plans, as well as recording and communicating patient conditions as appropriate, to optimize their health outcomes.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Competently applies collaborative teamwork and leadership as a member of an inter-professional team to coordinate patient centered care for quality patient and unit outcomes of care processes by: Utilizing information, resources and technology Provide Patient Centered Care Nursing processes including Patient/Family, Evidence Based Practices (EBP), safety and process improvement
• Exemplifies professionalism: applies lifelong learning; contributes to the science of nursing; participates in governance; shares knowledge to expand the scale and scope of best practices with others; builds the ethical, moral and regulatory base for best practices and processes of patient and unit care.
• Performs nursing care according to the population served on the unit as referenced in the Administrative, Scope of Services Policy.
• Performs other duties as assigned in line with current basic nursing scope.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position

Benefits

• flexible, work-life harmony
• competitive pay
• great advancement potential
• Tuition reimbursement to support continuing education
• Professional development and recognition
• Excellent benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees