Clinical Nurse RN - Critical Care/Surgical ICU Lakewood Medical Center

University Health
United States, Missouri, Kansas City
2301 Holmes Street (Show on map)
Jan 13, 2025
If you are a current University Health or University Health Physicians employee and wish to be considered, you must apply via the internal career site. Please log into myWORKDAY to search for positions and apply. Clinical Nurse RN - Critical Care/Surgical ICU Lakewood Medical Center 101 Truman Medical Center Job Location , Department ICU UHLMC Position Type Work Schedule Hours Per Week 32 If you want to work where the action is, University Health (UH) is the place for you. Known as "Kansas City's Essential Hospital," UH is the safety net healthcare system for Jackson County/Kansas City. We are an academic medical center, serving as the primary teaching institution for the UMKC Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy.A 547-bed, not-for-profit health system, UH delivers the highest-quality medical care for our patients, with compassion, empathy, and unparalleled dedication to service. During the 2020 pandemic, we also stepped forward as a regional leader in COVID care and testing. UH is comprised of three campuses: UH Truman Medical Center is located in the Health Sciences District of downtown Kansas City, Missouri.The Health Sciences District represents a robust academic community, leading the forefront of biomedical research and cutting edge technology. Partnered with UMKC and Children's Mercy Hospital. University Health serves as the cornerstone in educating the next generation of healthcare practitioners. As a Level 1 Trauma Center, we're a leader in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, with world-class expertise in chronic disease management and women's services, including high-risk maternity care. The Health Sciences District is also home to the University Health 1 and 2 buildings. UH 1 is UH's beautiful specialty outpatient clinics and day-surgery center and UH 2 is the location for all of our primary care and women's care clinics. UH Lakewood Medical Center is located between Kansas City and Lee's Summit, Missouri, offering residents of Eastern Jackson County access to a modern community hospital with a continuum of outpatient services designed to meet the needs of families. UH Lakewood specializes in high-risk maternal and child care, and serves as one of the few Kansas City metro area institutions accredited by The Joint Commission in Orthopedics and Palliative Care.It also is home to a 188-bed, fully accredited long-term care center. UH Behavioral Health is the KC metro area's largest, most comprehensive provider of mental health services. The Crossroads Building, located in Kansas City's vibrant Crossroads Arts District, is its epicenter, providing a broad list of outpatient services. We also offer psychiatric inpatient care, and we deliver therapeutic services through our community outreach clinics. We are a leader in the Trauma-Informed Care Movement, and provide training, coaching and consulting to outside organizations. Job Description Based on specialized nursing knowledge, the highly trained Critical Care Registered Nurse works with patients who have life-threatening illnesses or conditions, performing duties including: Provide critical nursing care to patients with serious, complex, and acute illnesses and injuries that need specialized nursing expertise in order to survive or de-escalate, including intense interventions and critical complex care Provides specialized nursing care to patients with acute, chronic, and/or terminal illnesses; performs initial and ongoing assessments based on the patient's diagnosis and care needs. Provides advanced nursing input into interdisciplinary team involvement, committees, program evaluations, evidence-based practice projects, education, and the mentoring nursing student interns on rotation. Evaluate patients' conditions or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs. Analyze data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests. Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions. Monitor patients to detect emerging problems, such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Prioritize nursing care for assigned critically ill patients, based on assessment data or identified needs. Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing sounds that indicate problems. Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements. Collaborate with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans, based on identified needs and assessment data. Set up and monitor medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, or pressure lines. Administer blood and blood products, monitoring patients for signs and symptoms related to transfusion reactions. Assess family adaptation levels and coping skills to determine whether intervention is needed. Document patients' treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions. Identify patients at risk of complications due to nutritional status. Assess patients' psychosocial status and needs, including areas such as sleep patterns, anxiety, grief, anger, and support systems. Identify patients' age-specific needs and alter care plans as necessary to meet those needs. Minimum Requirements: Minimum Educational Requirement: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in nursing or related field. Licensure Requirement: Eligibility for Missouri license as a Registered Nurse. Current BLS