Job Description

Description

Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Registered Nurse Progressive Care you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you \xe2\x80\x93 at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Overland Park Regional Medical Center which is a part of the nation\xe2\x80\x99s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources and consumer discounts

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Retirement readiness and rollover services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at Overland Park Regional Medical Center!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Progressive Care Registered Nurse coordinates and delivers high quality, patient-centered care. In collaboration with medical providers, the RN provides pre-operative and post-operative nursing care. The RN serves as an advocate for patients to support an unparalleled patient experience.

Cardiac & Pulmonary Stepdown nurses are the master coordinators of the unit, juggling care for their patients while keeping the entire health care team on the same page. They have high-level critical thinking skills, vast clinical knowledge, and are able to stay calm under pressure. You will be working with patients on ventilators, with chest tubes, trachs, and diseases of the lungs.

About this unit:

• 18 private rooms.
• Ratios 1-4:-5 with Patient Care Tech Support.
• Common diagnosis/Procedure: Congestive Heart Failure, Tikosyn & Sotalol admissions, Pace maker placement, EP procedures, Cardiac Catherization without interventions.
• Dedicated team committed to maintaining excellence in care of the cardiac patient through continuing education and ongoing professional development.
• Designated a \xe2\x80\x9c50 Top Cardiovascular Hospital\xe2\x80\x9d by Fortune and IBM Watson Health.

Responsibilities:

• Under the general direction of the Director, coordinates and provides patient care and assumes individual responsibility and accountability for the provision of nursing care.
• Nursing care is provided in accordance with hospital policies and procedures, applicable state Nursing Practice Acts, ANA Standards of Practice, and the generic and unit structure standards.
• Adult patients between 18 to 64 years; and geriatric patients 65 years and older.
• Adaptable and flexible with the ever-changing acuity and census. Assignments may change according to the census or change of acuity in the patient.

What qualifications you will need:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. BSN preferred.
• Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation.
• Ability to achieve and maintain BCLS and ACLS certification required.
• No previous experience required other than clinical rotations required as part of the degree completion. Prior experience in a similar size facility with similar services provided is preferred.

This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).

is a 340+ bed facility offering acute medical services to our patients. We are Johnson County\xe2\x80\x99s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Level II Trauma Center. We have an Accredited Stroke and Chest Pain Center. Our hospital is a premier area destination for Women\'s & Children\xe2\x80\x99s healthcare services. We offer the region\xe2\x80\x99s only Maternal Fetal Health Center to care for critically ill mothers and their babies. Our hospital has an antepartum unit, a labor and delivery unit, and a Level III NICU. We have four emergency rooms, including a dedicated Pediatric emergency room and two freestanding ERs located in Olathe and Shawnee. Each year our colleagues treat over 45,000 patients. Caring for patients is more than a job for us, it\'s our mission and our calling. OPRMC is part of HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City\xe2\x80\x99s leading healthcare provider in the region.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World\xe2\x80\x99s Most Ethical Companies\xc2\xae by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Cardiac Specialty Unit opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Overland Park Regional Medical Center