The University of Kansas Health System·Kansas City, Kansas
The Clinical Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment, documentation, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients. They coordinate care delivery and education through collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare team providers to ensure safe and effective patient care.
Position Title: Clinical Nurse (RN) – Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU
Position Summary: / Career interest:
Full time night shift availability only.
The CTSICU (HC3 ICU) is a 16-bed ICU that supports the acute surgery needs of the cardiac, thoracic, and advanced heart failure patient. Nurses on this unit help with the immediate post-operative care of the coronary artery bypass, valve replacement, left ventricular assist device (LVAD), and heart transplant patients. The unit is known for its high acuity and the advanced patient care therapies (continuous renal replacement therapy-CRRT, intra-aortic balloon pump-IABP, LVAD, ProTek Duo, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-ECMO) our nurses are trained to support.
The Clinical Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment and accurate documentation, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients.
Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population.
Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.
Follows organizational policies in providing safe patient care.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Nurses on this unit are highly trained to care for some of the most acutely ill patients at The University of Kansas Health System.
Our patients recover from major cardiothoracic surgeries under the watchful eye of experienced, caring nurses and expert physicians.
Patients in our unit have recently undergone cardiothoracic surgeries including coronary artery bypass, valve replacement, and heart transplants.
Our nurses maintain competencies to manage advanced patient care therapies only offered in the Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU.
These advanced therapies include continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
If you’re looking for a unit that deals in cutting edge technology and delivers some of the best care in the country we could be a home for you.
The University of Kansas Health System is the region’s premier academic medical center recognized for quality by:
U.S.
News & World Report ranks The University of Kansas Hospital as the best in Kansas City and in Kansas.
The hospital is the first in Kansas to earn Magnet designation for nursing excellence and one of few to earn it 3 consecutive times.
Our health system ranks 5th among 99 academic medical centers, earning Vizient’s 2018 Bernard A.
Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award
Time type: Full time
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (Including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.
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Candidates must have an Associate Degree in Nursing and 6 months to 2 years of experience as a Clinical Nurse. A Bachelor Degree in Nursing is preferred, and candidates must hold a Licensed Registered Nurse certification and Basic Cardiac Life Support certification.
Market context
Kansas nursing openings commonly favor candidates with prior bedside experience and current licensure, especially in settings that need nurses who can step in with limited onboarding. This role is competitive because it asks for an ADN with BSN completion within five years, one year of RN experience, a multi-state RN license, and BLS and ACLS certifications. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform against the original posting, then confirm your license status and certification dates before applying to save research time.
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