Graduate Nurse - Kansas City Campus - Fall/Winter Graduates
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Responsibilities
Job Summary
Job ID: R-35258 Job Type: Full time Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Position Summary / Career Interest:
This posting is for nursing school graduates Fall/Winter 2024/2025 interested in our grad nurse residency program. This posting includes the following divisions with openings: Acute Care/Progressive Care Division, Ambulatory Clinics, Behavioral Health/Psychiatry, Cancer Center Clinics, Critical Care Division, Maternal Child Division, Perioperative/Procedural Division. The Graduate 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.
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 or ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017, must complete BSN degree by the fifth anniversary of employment as an RN with UKHA
- Newly licensed RN up to 6 months experience as a Clinical Nurse
Preferred Education and ExperienceRequired Licensure and Certification- Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing Registered Nurse in State of Kansas or compact license
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
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.
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