Registered Nurse - Surgical Care Unit

Job Description​

Job Description

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is seeking a Registered Nurse for their Surgical Care Unit.

As a Surgical Care nurse on this unit you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and provide care to patients with a variety of conditions, acuity levels, telemetry monitoring status, and treatment plans. This nursing position will provide you with variety in your day-to-day and allow you to expand and grow your nursing skills.  This unit cares for complex GI surgeries including whipples, surgical oncology, liver resections, ostomy creation, bariatrics, complicated urology, and abdominal trauma.  These patients require complex pain management systems including PCA, Epidural and other continuous infusions, as well as involved wound care, drain management and alternative methods of nutritional support.

Shift Details: 6:45 am to 7:15 pm - this position comes with weekend differential

The Work:  

• Utilizes the nursing process  
• Performs patient care  
• Delegates patient care tasks   
• Supervises other patient care staff 
• Coordinates the plan of care for a group of assigned patients   

• Consults with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes 
• Demonstrates proficiency and abides by policies rules guidelines and procedures 

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