Clinical Nurse (Registered Nurse/RN) SICU- Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Clinical Nurse (Registered Nurse/RN) SICU- Surgical Intensive Care Unit

The Clinical Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment and accurate documentation, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients. Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population. Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care. Follows organizational policies in providing safe patient care. Performs other duties as assigned.

We are currently hiring for a Clinical Nurse (Registered Nurse) on our Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Night Shift Opening Surgical/ Trauma Intensive Care The surgical intensive care unit is a twenty-bed unit that provides fast-paced care to high acuity patient populations. Our interdisciplinary team provides specialized surgical services in 8 areas, resulting in a complex patient population with many comorbidities. The SICU is also the trauma unit and helps to maintain the hospital's Level I trauma status. Trauma patients often have multisystem injuries ranging from orthopedic, vascular, and neurological injuries. Nurses are highly involved in bedside procedures and directing the plan of care for post-operative and trauma patients. The SICU environment promotes teamwork and challenges nurses to maintain advanced critical thinking and problem solving skills.

The University of Kansas Health System is the region's premier academic medical center recognized for quality by:

• U.S. News & World Report ranks The University of Kansas Hospital as the best in Kansas City and in Kansas.
• The hospital is the first in Kansas to earn Magnet designation for nursing excellence and one of few to earn it 3 consecutive times.
• Our health system ranks 5th among 99 academic medical centers, earning Vizient's 2018 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Provides professional nursing care through assessment and accurate documentation, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients.
• Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population.
• Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.
• Follows organizational policies in providing safe patient care.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Associate Degree Nursing For ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017, must complete BSN degree by the fifth anniversary of employment as an RN with UKHA
• 6 months to 2 years' experience as a Clinical Nurse

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing (Kansas) or compact license
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days

Full time

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We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.