Job Description –

Research Medical Center is a 590-bed HCA facility located in Kansas City, Missouri. The hospital is known for its Level I Trauma Center, women's services program, walk-in clinic, and more. The facility is also home to the first Certified Primary Stroke Center in the region.
The Center has earned numerous awards and accreditations, including a 5-Star Rating for Treatment of Stroke and a Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades. Staff members say the positive work environment and educational opportunities are among the reason they enjoy working at Research Medical Center.
Kansas City is famous for its 48 publicly-operated fountains, giving the city its nickname of the City of Fountains, and for its barbecue cuisine. The is home to the National World War I Museum and Memorial, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and tons of other attractions. Complete with Downtown's bustling Power & Light District, Kansas City has something for everyone to enjoy!

Hospital: Research Medical Center

Location: Kansas City, MO

Address: 2316 E Myer Blvd Kansas City, MO 64132
Unit Name: 4 North Cardiac Telemetry

Building: Main Campus
Cost Center: 63627

General Information

Unit Specifics:
• Number of Beds : 29
• Patient Ratios : 1:4
• Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability): Charge Nurse, Unit Secretary, and PCTs
• Type of equipment : Alaris IV Pumps, SCD machines, Hill Rom beds, dinamap in each room, 3 Welch Allen Vital Machines, Wound Vacs, Temporary Pacemakers, Telemetry monitor, EKG Machine, Bladder Scanner, Doppler, Imobile for communication between team members
• Documentation system: Meditech
• Scheduling requirements: Must work full time hours including 3 weekend shifts per scheduling period.
• Floating policy: Contract Nurses will be floated to any area where they have demonstrated competency.
• Patient Experience requirements: Must align with our patient experience goals by treating every patient with courtesy and respect and to be responsive to the call light (using patients preferred name, making personal connections, involving the patient in bedside shift report, teaching the patient how to use the phone to call nurse directly, and to always ask if there is anything else you can do before leaving the room).

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set:

Must have : Cardiac Telemetry or PCU/ICU experience. Read and interpret EKGs and telemetry strips.

Advanced skills needed: Must have experience with post cardiac procedural care (Ablations, cardiac catheterizations, Post Op Day 1 Open Heart, permanent Pacemaker placements). Must be able to administer and titrate IV medications such as insulin, Cardizem, Cardene, and Amiodarone.

Procedures performed on unit: IV insertions, NGT placement and maintenance, Chest Tube maintenance, Temporary Pacemakers, Foley insertions

Certifications Required: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

Dress Code : (Required uniform)
• Navy Blue scrubs. May wear black scrub pants with Navy Blue top.

Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.
• ICARE Values

Awards/Recognition:
• AHA has awarded us Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:
• Tenured and new staff with a family-like atmosphere
• Many contracts have been satisfied with our department and transitioned into full time employees
• Fast-paced environment
• Use Imobile

Medasource provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Benefits & Perks:

Medasource Healthcare offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.

Pay Disclaimer: 

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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