Job Description

Position Title

Rounding NurseOlathe Hospital

/ Career Interest:

Responsible for the delivery of professional nursing services which will address the physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, developmental, and age-appropriate needs of each individual patient/family. Provides care with a focus on discharge preparation and instruction, and coordinates discharge planning with other disciplines. Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Supports daily interdisciplinary rounds through real‑time documentation, care board updates, and escalation of care barriers.
• Supports safe, timely discharges by managing orders, identifying needs, and collaborating with interdisciplinary partners.
• Validates that patients have clear and concise information and understanding of discharge instructions
• Identifies and prioritizes patient and family learning needs across diagnoses, medications, procedures, and discharge instructions.
• Facilitates interdisciplinary communication by coordinating updates, clarifying care plans, and supporting collaboration across clinical teams.
• Promotes quality and safety by monitoring patient needs, escalating concerns, and supporting organizational improvement initiatives.
• Provides staff education on discharge process
• Ensures safety of patients, visitors, colleagues and self
• May perform Staff Nurse duties as needed
• 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

• Associate Degree Nursing
• 2 or more years of bedside nursing experience

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing with eligibility to work in the state of KS or compact license
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Medical/Surgical (RN,C)
• Gerontology (RN,BC)
• Progressive Care Nursing (Adult) (PCCN) - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation (AACN)
• Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN) - Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

Time Type:

Full time

Job Requisition ID:

R-51810

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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