Nurse Risk Manager Jobs in Kansas (NOW HIRING)

Do you have the career opportunities as a PICU CNC that you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Wesley Medical Center which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Wesley 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 free 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.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance 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)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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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 Wesley Medical Center!

The Assistant Nurse Manager provides leadership through collaboration with the Nursing Manager of the Department in planning, organizing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating the care provided for patients in the unit. Responsibilities include fiscal, human resource, risk management, and operational functions. The Assistant Nurse Manager contributes to strategic planning and program development and maintains 24 –hour accountability. The Assistant Nurse Manager performs delegated duties and functions within the philosophy and overall scope of responsibility. 

What you will do in this role:

• Delivers patient-centered nursing care in accordance with standards of care defined by Wesley Medical Center. 
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice by participation in quality of care activities to initiate, implement, and sustain process improvements.
• Maintains current professional knowledge, acts as a role model/resource, and oversees direct nursing care to patients. 
• Establishes and maintains effective and respectful communication in development of all collaborative relationships. 
• Ability to utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify, interpret, and access appropriate resources in patient specific scenario(s). 
• Secures, administers and handles medication according to established guidelines. 
• Assists with assessment and evaluation of staffing patterns for proper utilization of personnel, according to patient acuity levels. 
• Assists in investigations, documentation, and resolution of complaints or incidents concerning patients, visitors, physicians and staff. 
• Participates in, and enforces hospital life -safety, quality, and risk management policies, procedures, and standards of regulatory agencies. 
• Assists in the development and implementation of goals and objectives for the department. 
• Assists with interviewing, hiring, orientation and evaluation of staff performance. 
• Maintains all department records and certifications, as required. 
• All other duties as assigned. 

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Kansas or Multi State Registered Nurse License
• 2 years management experience

Wesley Healthcare, as part of HCA Healthcare’s Continental Division, was named the top health system in the state by IBM Watson Health and one of the top five large hospital systems in the country. As the region’s leading acute-care hospital network, Wesley Healthcare has provided a full range of diagnostic and treatment services for patients throughout Kansas and northern Oklahoma since 1912. A leader in Overall Recommended Care in national surveys, Wesley Medical Center treats more than 30,000 patients annually and delivers more than 5,000 babies – more than any hospital in a 13-state region. Wesley also provides the most extensive emergency network in Wichita, with Wesley ER, Wesley West ER, Wesley Woodlawn ER and Wesley Derby ER, as well as the region’s only pediatric ER. Wesley owns and operates Wesley Medical Center, Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER and Wesley Children’s Hospital.

To learn more about Wesley Healthcare’s award-winning care, visit www.wesleymc.com and to learn more about the impact we have on the communities we serve, visit www.wesleymc.com/communityimpact. 

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® 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.

 

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our PICU CNC 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. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.