Overview:
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Providence Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
Providence Medical Center, located near I-435 and Parallel Pkwy in Kansas City, Kansas, offers an extensive array of diagnostic and medical care. Key services include nationally recognized cardiovascular care, critical care, surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonary services, 24/7 emergency services and wound care center. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and is a member of Prime Healthcare. For more information visit www.providencekc.com or call 913-596-4000.
Responsibilities:
• Assume 24-hour administrative responsibility for the management and coordination of all Emergency Care Nursing Service functions.
• Supervise, assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the delivery of patient care.
• Develop and implement departmental plans including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations.
• Assume 24-hour accountability for the ED department.
• Supervise and evaluate all personnel assigned to the ED and effectively utilize nursing personnel, time responsibilities for the ED and is directly accountable to the CNO.
• Consult and communicate with staff, physicians, and administration both written and verbally on nursing issues and interpretation of hospital policies to ensure patient needs are met.
• Interact with outside agencies, patients, and patients' families/significant other(s) to provide comprehensive care.
• Provide triage and treatment to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients seeking emergency care.
• Assume house supervisory responsibilities as assigned, including responding to codes throughout the hospital, assessing and charting, and following through with appropriate documentation.
Qualifications:
Education and Work Experience
• Current and valid state license as a Registered Nurse.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)-(AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current PALS upon hire and maintain current.
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
• A minimum of two years supervisory/management experience necessary.
• Minimum of three years of continuous clinical experience in a clinical/acute care setting.
• Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) required for all new hires after 1/11/2021.
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Employment Status: Full Time Shift: Days Equal Employment Opportunity:
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