Job Description​

The Opportunity: 

Saint Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park is seeking a Nurse Manager to join our Maternity and Women's Service team. You will have the opportunity to lead a team of medical professionals while managing daily operations of your departments. You will be expected to assist with patient care when needed, design and implement process improvement initiatives, survey preparations, and rounding. In this role, you will work cohesively with a multidisciplinary team and be actively involved in leadership committees throughout the Saint Luke’s Health System. 

You will be expected to be available for your staff if needed on nights and weekends during emergency situations. 

The Work: 

• Accountable for the development implementation and evaluation of the care provided on the patient care units consistent with the established strategic plan goals and objectives for Patient Centered Care 

• Works in collaboration with nursing leadership to identify areas of improvement regarding practice policies and processes 

• Supports optimal care that requires specialized knowledge critical thinking and skills based on principles of psychological social physical and biological sciences that utilize the nursing processes 

• Drives employee engagement and retention 

• Maintains all clinical competencies if required due to size and structure of the unit and may occasionally be counted in staffing 

• Assists with patient care when needed 

• Drives performance and continuous improvement efforts while leading the change management process

The Nurse Manager, as part of the leadership team, facilitates relationships with providers, health plans, vendors, facilities and community organizations. Requires 5+ years of clinical practice in a hospital, clinic, home care, or nursing home setting and 2-3 years of increasing supervisory or management experience in a health care setting. 

Why Saint Luke’s? 

• Our leadership supports nurse engagement and allows their voices to be heard.  We value our nurses’ knowledge, experience, and expertise to improve patient outcomes and quality care.  

• The opportunity to make an impact on their unit, hospital, health system, and the healthcare industry. 

• Strong nurse governance and we encourage all of our RNs to participate  

• Various CEU, Continuing Education, Leadership and other career training available 

• Career Advancement Program dedicated to RNs. 

• Saint Luke’s offers competitive salaries and benefits packages to all of their employees, click here to find out more. 

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

2 years

Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse (KS) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)

Associate Degree

Job Details

Full Time

Day (United States of America)

The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Effective November 1st, 2021, full COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for all Saint Luke’s Health System employees unless a medical or religious exemption is approved.