Hospital RN (Night Shift)

Seeking a Full-Time  Registered Nurse to complete our team.
Team members need to enjoy adult and
pediatric med/surg as well as emergency services.

Offering a $3,000 Sign-On Bonus

• The RN is directly responsible for the care and supervision of patients and personnel and in the emergency room and nursing unit.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promotes patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care set by the Kansas Board of Nursing and Kansas Nurse Practice Act.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, and calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Documents patient care services by charting in Cerner.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing hospital required educational opportunities; following manufacturer’s instructions; reporting needed repairs to maintenance; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results and restocking as needed.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Adhere to patient rights and confidentiality regulations.
• Support Kiowa District Hospital and nursing department policies and procedures

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Hold a current Kansas Nurse license. 
• Maintain required 30 units of Continue Education every two years.
• Have a comprehensive knowledge of infection control practices, safe lifting practices, and caring for patients of any age group.
• Willingness to participate in in-service training.