AdventHealth - Shawnee, KS
posted 2 months ago
The Registered Nurse (RN) at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission plays a crucial role in coordinating the efforts of a multidisciplinary care team to provide comprehensive care to patients. This position involves direct patient care, where the RN collaborates with patients, families, peers, physicians, and other healthcare team members to ensure the delivery of high-quality care tailored to a specific patient population. The RN employs the nursing process, which includes assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to maintain and improve patient outcomes effectively. In this role, the RN is expected to demonstrate leadership and management skills while committing to professional accountability and growth. The RN is encouraged to advance from novice to expert, becoming an evidence-based scholar to provide optimal patient care and advocate for patients' needs. The RN serves as a role model for the mission, vision, and values of Shawnee Mission Health, ensuring compliance with the Kansas Nurse Practice Act and all regulatory standards, policies, protocols, and procedures. The RN will utilize their assessment skills to provide optimal patient care, ensuring patient safety by adhering to established policies and procedures. They will implement care plans based on identified physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs, prioritizing nursing interventions according to patient needs and available resources. Active participation in bedside shift reports, safety huddles, multidisciplinary patient rounds, and hourly rounding is essential to gather necessary information for patient care and facilitate smooth transitions between healthcare team members.