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Western Missouri Medical Center

Non-profit acute care hospital and clinics

ICU Registered Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWarrensburg, MO, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing is required.
  • A current license to practice as a professional Registered Nurse in Missouri, or eligibility to practice as a graduate nurse in Missouri, is required.
  • Knowledge of growth and development and the physical and psychological needs of adolescent, early-adult, and middle-aged patients is required.
  • The ability to work within established hospital or clinic policies, procedures, and practices is required.
  • Current Basic Life Support certification is required.
  • Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification is required, or it must be obtained within six months.
  • Current Trauma Nursing Core Course certification is required, or it must be obtained within 12 months.
  • The ability to sit and stand intermittently for 12 hours a day is required.
  • The ability to use standard office equipment, including a telephone and computer keyboard, is required.
  • The ability to work under pressure while maintaining near-100% accuracy and meeting inflexible deadlines is required.
  • Manual and bimanual dexterity, near vision, speech, and hearing are required.
  • The ability to frequently stand, walk, and sit and to use eye-hand coordination and color definition is required.
  • The ability to occasionally reach above the shoulder and regularly lift or carry up to 35 pounds is required.
  • The ability to occasionally walk on uneven surfaces is required.

Responsibilities

  • Direct and/or perform nursing care for patients assigned to the nurse's team within the scope of the nursing license.
  • Report to the charge nurse on the assigned unit.
  • Prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care effectively.
  • Assess critically ill patients appropriately and apply relevant clinical knowledge.
  • Assist providers with procedures including arterial lines, central line placement, and ventilators.
  • Implement patient care according to planned interventions to achieve the patient's optimal level of function and document care according to policy.
  • Maintain positive customer service relations.
  • Participate routinely in quality improvement projects and encourage continuous departmental improvement.
  • Assist coworkers as needed or requested.
  • Support the Medical Center's mission, vision, and philosophy positively.
  • Staff the unit efficiently and appropriately by adjusting staffing levels as indicated and using resources efficiently.
  • Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
  • Perform other essential duties as assigned.

About the Company

Western Missouri Medical Center

Non-profit acute care hospital and clinics

Western Missouri Medical Center is a non-profit acute-care hospital serving Johnson County and surrounding communities. It offers emergency services, primary and family medicine, obstetrics, orthopedics, general and specialty surgery, diagnostic imaging, a cancer center, a birth center, and express care, supported by a Level III Stroke Center and Level III Trauma Center. The hospital funds its work through patient revenue and support from the WMMC Foundation, reinvesting in facilities and technology to expand local care. Its goal is to provide high-quality, locally accessible medical services so people can get treatment close to home and avoid unnecessary travel.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Warrensburg, MO
Founded
1963

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