RN Labor and Delivery

Overview:
As part of the region’s premier health system, you will see that your work creates more options today and brings more hope for tomorrow. They provide the most current and effective treatments in a welcoming, professional and caring environment committed to continuing their legacy of excellence by providing outstanding service, leading-edge patient care and healthcare education to people in the Kansas City region, throughout Kansas and beyond. Your contributions make all the difference – for patients, families, and our community. By joining, you will be empowered to use your skills and passion to deliver extraordinary care.

Location: Great Bend, Kansas
Salary: Competitive salary plus additional bonus for night shifts and weekends
Relocation assistance offered

Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the nursing department’s management, you will assume the responsibility for the nursing processes of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation needed to deliver safe, evidence based care within your scope of practice.

Responsibilities:
- Collects and assesses initial and on-going data about the health status of the patient.
- Initiates and/or revises an individualized plan of care that includes immediate and long-term outcomes for the patient/family and reflects the plan of the entire health care team.
- Carries out interventions safely and in compliance with policy to facilitate achievement of expected outcomes.
- Evaluates patient response to intervention/therapy based upon expected outcomes.
- Provides patient education by explaining procedures, medications and giving instructions at a level the patient can understand.
- Addresses patient’s questions and concerns.
- Verifies patient informed consent when indicated.
- Documents and communicates all required components of patient care.
- Provides care to acutely and critically ill patients, in a highly technical and ongoing monitoring environment.

- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Current RN licensure in the State of Kansas or has work permit from the State Board of Nursing.
- BLS
- PALS
- ACLS