SUMMARY

Under general supervision, plans, directs, and evaluates total nursing care and

functions in one unit on a particular shift established philosophy. Responsible

for orientation, training, and management of personnel. Relates effectively with

other shifts for continuity of care, maintains satisfactory relations with other

departments and nursing units; participates in all phases of education,

maintenance of records, and upgrading of policies, procedures, and skills.

EDUCATION

 Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

 Current Kansas License to practice professional nursing.

 Basic Life Support (BLS) certification – required before hire.

 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification – within the first 30 days of

hire.

 Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification – required within four

months of hire.

 Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification –required within one year of

hire.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Experience is not required but preferred

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

 Use common sense and special medical skills to care for the sick or

handicapped.

 Understand technical information from supervisors, charts, reference books,

manuals, and labels.

 Use eyes, hands and fingers with skill.

 Work fast in an emergency.

 Communicate with people when they are sick, disabled, or nervous.

 Change from one duty to another frequently.

 Follow instructions exactly.

 Record information exactly

 Possess thorough knowledge of nursing principles as well as hospital types of

policies and procedures.

 Demonstrates ability to provide quality patient care.

 Communicates and works effectively with people.

 Possess the ability to assess patient’s needs, clinical, teaching, mental and

spiritual.

TRAINING AFTER HIRE

Training programs that apply to the position or enhance job performance will be

required Hospital-wide in-service attendance will be required. BLS, ACLS, & PALS are

required and maintained for employment PALS is required within four months of hire.

TNCC is required to be obtained within one year of hire.