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Stormont Vail Health

Nonprofit integrated healthcare system and clinics

Specialty Registered Nurse - Single Day Surgery

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTopeka, KS, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to the rights of patients and significant others as identified within the institution.
  • Demonstrates awareness and application of safety issues as identified within the institution.
  • Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and departmental functioning and manages situations to minimize risk to the patient and institution.
  • Demonstrates competency in selected psychomotor skills.
  • Communicates effectively using verbal, non-verbal, and written methods.
  • Applies mathematical calculations and concepts related to medication administration, equipment calibration, probability, statistical inference, geometry, trigonometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
  • Holds a Kansas Registered Nurse license.
  • Must have Basic Life Support certification within 90 days of hire, unless an approved alternative is accepted.
  • Must obtain Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification within 90 days of hire.
  • Must obtain Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification within 90 days of hire.
  • Complies with all Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements.
  • The position is patient facing and requires the physical ability to perform the listed patient-care and workplace activities, including lifting up to 50 pounds.
  • Must adhere to applicable staffing and scheduling practices when floating to the hospital.

Responsibilities

  • Provides direct patient care within the scope of the state nurse practice act, including ongoing assessment, data collection, and administration of prescribed medications, infusions, and treatments.
  • Formulates prioritized, goal-directed plans of care based on patient problems and projected outcomes.
  • Implements patient care consistently and promotes continuity of care.
  • Establishes patient-care priorities based on patient needs and available personnel, equipment, supplies, and time.
  • Prepares equipment and assists providers during patient treatment, examination, and testing.
  • Evaluates the effectiveness of the health care process and observes, records, and reports patient conditions and reactions to drugs and treatments.
  • Documents and maintains patient and department records, charts, test results, and examination results accurately and timely.
  • Evaluates patient progress toward achieving expected outcomes.
  • Responds efficiently to emergency patient situations using established standards of care and problem-identification and resolution practices.
  • Greets patients, prepares them for provider examination, collects patient history information, and instructs patients in sample and test collection.
  • Triages and refers incoming telephone calls.
  • Instructs patients and families regarding medications and treatment instructions.
  • Participates in department and system-wide patient-care quality-improvement activities and standards development.
  • Participates in clinical education, orientation of new employees, teaching student nurses, and nursing research activities.
  • Participates in development and attainment of system-wide and department hospital goals.
  • Delegates tasks and duties and coordinates health care team members, patient care, and department activities in accordance with the Kansas State Nurse Practice Act.
  • Seeks validation and guidance regarding knowledge, skills, and decision-making when necessary.
  • Floats to the hospital as requested to perform Registered Nurse duties.
  • Adheres to Universal Protocol and completes surgical safety checklists.
  • Completes pre-operative care and tasks according to pre-procedure orders and safety protocols.
  • Uses the Aldrete score and provides post-operative discharge instruction education.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
  • Experience in a clinic setting.

About the Company

Stormont Vail Health

Nonprofit integrated healthcare system and clinics

Stormont Vail Health is a nonprofit, integrated health care system serving northeast Kansas. It runs Stormont Vail Hospital, a 586-bed acute care Magnet-designated hospital, and Cotton O’Neil Clinic, a multi-specialty physician group with more than 250 doctors. With nearly 5,000 employees across the hospital and 35 other locations—including Heart, Cancer, Diabetes, Digestive Health, Pediatrics, and multiple primary care and Express Care clinics—the system aims to improve community health through coordinated, high-quality care. It is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, which connects local clinicians with Mayo Clinic expertise, and it collaborates with local partners such as Baker University, Washburn University Athletics, Kansas State University, and the Kansas Health Foundation. The goal is to provide compassionate, efficient care and to support a healthier community by leveraging collaboration and shared knowledge.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$220K
Headquarters
Topeka, KS
Founded
1884

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