Job Description​

As a Registered Nurse on our Renal Transplant Unit, you will provide care to chronically ill patients recovering from kidney transplant procedures and other complex conditions and treatment plans. This is a fast-paced high acuity unit that is growing due to continued success of our Kidney Transplant Services that continues to increase our number of kidney transplants each year.

We are seeking top performing nurses who are resilient, adaptable, and thrive under stressful and high pressure environments. This position will provide you with daily challenges, a strong supportive team that always helps each other, and the opportunity to grow your nursing skills. You will need to have strong assessment skills and the ability to see the big picture to provide proactive patient care. We are seeking nurses who are confident in their skills, who know when to ask for help, delegates tasks appropriately, and who has strong communication and time management skills.

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.

This is a great team that works together to ensure each patient receives exceptional patient care and helps each other to become the best nurse they can be. This team has a supportive leadership that will support you in achieving your career goals.

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
• Health Savings Accounts
• Tuition and Education Reimbursement
• Retirement Options
• Clinical Advancement Program – Shared Governance, Unit Based Project, Career Advancement

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

Night (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.