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Serves as an extension of hospital administration and management staff in their absence. Serves as a member of Nursing Leadership. Collaborates with leadership and staff of other departments/services, and providers to ensure quality care is provided to the patients/families served. Position maintains and monitors clinical standards, and maintains shift line responsibility for fiscal, human, and material resources.

• Full Time
• Day Shift

• Medical/ Dental/ Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flex Spending Account/Dependent Care Spending Account
• 403 (b) Retirement Plan- up to 4% employer contribution
• Earned Time Off
• Life Insurance- Employer Paid
• Long-Term Disability/ Short-Term Disability-Employer paid
• Voluntary Life & AD&D
• Free 24-hour fitness center
• Hospital Indemnity
• MASA- Medical Transportation Solutions

• Proactively matches existing human and material resources throughout the assigned shift
• Identifies ways to improve customer service, streamline care processes and lower costs
• Actively participates in the identification and resolution of problems/issues and concerns that impede the delivery of quality care to patients and families
• Responds to and provides leadership for security and building facility issues that involve patients and visitors
• Implements contingency plans for timely patient placement when patient volumes exceed available resources and provides detailed information to leadership as appropriate
• Demonstrates the core values in all interactions with staff, customers and the public
• Communicate appropriate information effectively, accurately and timely to the appropriate director or senior leader.
• Initiates and supports change by utilizing the input of experts, critical thinking, and the empowerment of others
• In collaboration with other department leaders, demonstrate the ability to understand the staffing matrix and to staff the departments appropriately
• May perform other duties as assigned or requested.
• Completes the initial investigation of all accidents (visitor, patient, employee) that occur on hospital property
• Responds to all patient emergencies and hospital emergency codes and fills the role of incident commander until incident is resolved or the incident command structure is expanded and the role is assumed by another individual
• Assists providers and nursing staff in resolving issues related to the EMR
• Continuously rounds on all nursing units, providing assistance with patient care where needed and when able.

• Provides nursing assistance for procedures
• Submits patient information to the utilization review vendor when the utilization review coordinator is not on duty

• Does not have any direct reports but serves as an extension of management and administration in their absence. In the absence of management, carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Minimum:

• Three or more years of experience in a clinical role required

Preferred:

• House Supervisor or other leadership experience preferred

• Licensed in the State of Kansas as a Registered Nurse prior to the date of hire
• ACLS , PALS, NRP, and TNCC verified within one year of hiring
• NIH Stroke Scale competency required within one year of hiring

Behavioral:

• A personal presence which is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals and values of McPherson Hospital
• Thrive in a fast paced environment
• Ability to make decisions quickly and clearly articulate the basis on which the decision was made
• Ability to anticipate and respond to the needs of others
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and make decisions under stressful situations
• Compassion for patients, family members, McPherson Hospital staff and others; along with a nurturing spirit to provide care during emotionally stressful situations

Technical:

• Working knowledge of basic computer systems in order to complete data entry required
• Basic working email knowledge required.
• Ability to use multiple forms of communication devices such as telephones, paging systems, portable data devices.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Occasionally required to push and pull items, such as patient beds, requiring an initial force of up to 75 lbs. with a sustained force of up to 40 lbs
  • Occasionally required to carry or lift items weighing up to 50 pounds at waist height for distances up to 100 feet
  • Occasionally required to lift up to 30 pounds to shoulder height
  • Occasionally required to assist in maneuvering patients weighing 100-400 pounds and infrequently required to assist in maneuvering patients weighing over 400 pounds
  • Tolerate standing and walking for up to 6 hours at a time on hard and soft surfaces
  • Occasionally perform activities that require stooping, bending and reaching, squatting, balancing, and trunk twisting throughout the day
  • Constantly able to effectively communicate verbally and in written form
  • Frequently required to sit in a stationary position for up to 2 hours at one time
  • Frequently able to detect and discern both loud and soft sounds such as phone calls/alerts, voices of employees/customers, and monitors/alarms
  • Frequently able to use hands and fingers to perform simple and fine motor handling tasks, such as pinching and manipulating while handling intricate medical equipment, writing, typing, and using a keyboard
  • Frequently able to use different types of visual perceptions to perform activities such as moving medical equipment, evaluating patients, reading monitors and charts, and reading computer screens
  • Occasionally required to detect unusual odors that could indicate infection or other problems with a patient, or environmental issues such as smoke
  • Combination of office/business and clinical environment
  • Potential exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues, communicable diseases, etc.
  • Occasionally exposure to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of radiation
  • OSHA Category 1 – Tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues, and other potentially infectious materials

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.