Job Description​

The Opportunity:

Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, MO is seeking an experienced Nurse to join their team. This position will allow you to work with primarily orthopedic patients, but this team does take overflow from general surgery, as well as medical patients. This is a passionate team with various experience, skills and backgrounds. This is a busy, fast-paced unit that will allow you to master your skills with a nationally recognized team who has received their Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. They are a leader in quality measures, celebrates their successes, and recognizes hard work.

The Work: Full Time

• Utilizes the nursing process.
• Performs patient care delegating patient care tasks and for supervision of other patient care staff
• Coordinates 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
• Demonstrates proficiency and abides by policies rules guidelines and procedures

We are looking for patient centered nurses who are committed to providing a high quality of care. This team is seeking nursing professionals who are compassionate, hard-working, patient centered, team focused and possess strong time management and critical thinking skills.

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

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

Associate Degree

Job Details

Full Time

Night (United States of America)

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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.