Job Description​

Saint Luke’s Hospital is a Magnet Designated, Level 1 Trauma Center, and Academic Medical Center. On this unit you will provide critical patient care to high acuity patients from various Intensive Care Units with various conditions, treatments, care plans, and acuity levels.

This may include, but not limited to:

• ICU Overflow
• Chest Tubes
• Trachs
• Vents
• Pulmonary
• Post innovative valve and transplant procedures

Teamwork is key on this unit. This team is always willing help one another and has a supportive leadership that will help you in your career growth. This team believes in knowledge sharing and helping each other learn and grow; has a supportive and engaged physician and respiratory therapy team to partner with you in providing exceptional patient care.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for utilizing the nursing process.
• Responsible for performing patient care, delegating patient care tasks and for supervision of other patient care staff.
• Responsible for coordinating the plan of care for a group of assigned patients and consulting with other members of the health care team when indicated to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• This clinical nurse demonstrates proficiency and abides by policies, rules, guidelines and procedures.

We are looking for caring, passionate, and compassionate nurses who are lifelong learners and enjoys building relationships with their patients and their families. To be successful, you will need to be a driven nurse who goes above and beyond for their peers, patients, and patients’ loved ones. We are seeking a nurse who believes in knowledge sharing to help others and themselves grow to be the best nurse they can be.

Saint Luke’s has a strong nurse governance and we encourage all of our nurses to participate and help us make Saint Luke’s The Best Place To Get Care, The Best Place To Give Care. Our leaders support and encourage their nurses to take their careers to the next level and participate in various projects and initiatives that directly impact patient care and the organization.

Benefits:

• Health, Vision and Dental
• Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans
• Flex and Health Savings Accounts
• Tuition and Education Reimbursement
• Retirement Options
• Clinical Advancement Program – Shared Governance, Unit Based Project, Career Advancement

Joining the this PCU Unit would be a great opportunity to expand your skills and provide complex care to patients. This team primarily provides care to pulmonary patients, but does take patients from all of the ICUs at Saint Luke’s Hospital.

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is one of the largest faith-based care hospitals in the region—offering many specialized programs and services. Our network of more than 600 physicians represents more than 60 medical specialties.

Saint Luke’s Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the elite hospitals in the nation. It is nationally ranked in two specialties for 2019-20 and honored as high performing in two additional specialties.

Saint Luke’s Hospital is a primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine, which includes a physician residency program.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

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

Bachelor's Degree: Nursing (Required)

Job Details

Full time

Day (United States of America)

"The best place to get care. The best place to give care." That is the Saint Luke's vision and, whether in a hospital, clinic, practice, or office, our more than 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Saint Luke's employees are proud of our rich history and heritage, and that we remain the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke's means joining a team of exceptional professionals who always strive for excellence in patient care. Take this opportunity to do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive work space where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire only non-tobacco users.