Cancer Center Procedural Resource RN - Team Lead
Days - Full Time
Westwood Medical Pavilion - West
Position Summary / Career Interest:
Provides professional nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions- Serves as the primary clinical support for procedural specialties, demonstrating expertise and knowledge of all aspects of peri-procedural care through mentoring, education, and role modeling. This role facilitates the advancement, efficiency, and effectiveness of the delivery of care in the procedural area.
- Coordinates patient information such as lab results, radiology reports, history and physicals and physician orders in an efficient organized manner to facilitate safe and efficient workflow.
- Prepares and assists the physician with procedures (positioning of patient, prep of appropriate site, obtaining correct medications and supplies).
- Performs patient assessment by assimilating data about the patients physiological and psychosocial status, safety concerns, self -care, educational needs, supportive services needs, and discharge planning.
- Performs appropriate follow up care after the procedures (dressing of site, physical assessment to include vital signs and neuro checks, and notifies physician immediately of any untoward effects).
- Administers peri-procedural medications and sedation as per hospital policy.
- Coordinates maintenance, transport, processing and cleaning of instrumentation and equipment as per hospital policy.
- Assists in daily clinic upkeep, automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) management, code cart checks, blood glucose monitoring, and maintenance of par levels for supplies.
- Assists in the development and implementation of department quality improvement activities.
- Coordinates care delivery and utilizes resources to promote the continuum of care.
- Demonstrates professionalism by practicing, maintaining, and increasing knowledge of nursing and healthcare trends through evidenced based practice.
- Engages in shared governance model and promotes culture of respect
- Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.
Required Education and Experience- Bachelor Degree Nursing in Nursing
- 2 or more years experience in a procedural area with leadership experience
Required Licensure and Certification- Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing Must have current active multistate state Register Nurse (RN) license in good standing in state in which you live OR active single state RN license in good standing in the state you will be working with proof of application of a multistate RN license in the state in which you live.
Staff hired prior to 2/1/2024 are required to obtain a multistate state RN license from the state in which they live at the time of their next RN license renewal by 3/31/2026.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Preferred Licensure and Certification- Advanced certification within 2 years of hire
Time Type:
Full time
Job Requisition ID:
R-52600
Important information for you to know as you apply:
The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.
Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.
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