Description

Job Description​

The Opportunity:

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City – Plaza location is seeking nurses with experience with higher acuity patients (Intensive Care, ED, procedural areas) to join our Interventional Radiology team. You will have the opportunity to learn and grow in your career, experiencing new procedures and clinical research. This IR – Special Procedures nurse position is a vital team member in providing care and sedation for organ biopsies pre and post organ transplant, acute pulmonary and arterial thrombectomies, Stroke intervention, intracranial hemorrhage intervention, embolectomies, targeted hepatic cancer treatment, drain placements, and port and dialysis catheter placements as well as other procedures. You will be supported by leading technology while working in an innovative environment. Join us in our vision of being, "The Best Place to Get Care. The Best Place to Give Care."

Shift Details:

Full Time Days

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process
• Delegates tasks appropriately
• Demonstrates increasing discriminatory judgement in interpreting data and prioritizes appropriately
• Initiates actions to improve nursing practice patient care and unit processes
• Serves as a day to day resource to colleagues at unit and departmental levels
• Provides positive formal or informal leadership within unit and hospital
• Works well with multidisciplinary teams consisting of Interventional Radiologists, Anesthesiology, Specialty Service providers, and nursing peers.

We are seeking patient centered, motivated nurses who are committed to providing exceptional care. To be successful, you will need to keep the patient experience at the forefront, possess strong multi-tasking and troubleshooting skills, and have the ability to provide proactive care in collaborative team environment. The ideal candidate will be compassionate, empathetic, and great at making connections with patients short term. We are seeking nurses who are ready to learn; this team is supportive and ready to teach.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

1 yearAdvanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse (MO) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job Details

Full TimeDay (United States of America)

The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke's 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke's means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.