Clinical Nurse (Registered Nurse/RN)- MTICU- Medical Transplant ICU

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Full-time Nights The Medical Transplant ICU (MTICU) provides critical care for complex medical and surgical patients. Nurses provide intensive care for patients before or after they receive liver, kidney, or pancreas transplants. Having an ICU dedicated to transplant patients allows for continuity of care and optimizes standards of care, resulting in improved outcomes. Nurses also provide care for complex patients with medical conditions such as acute liver failure, respiratory failure, severe sepsis, and pulmonary hypertension, and post-surgical patients following hepato-biliary surgeries. Nurses are trained in advanced therapies such as Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) and Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS). Here, nurses utilize expert clinical skills, critical thinking, and teamwork to provide exceptional care to critically ill patients. The Clinical Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment and accurate documentation, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients. Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population. Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care. Follows organizational policies in providing safe patient care. Performs other duties as assigned. We are currently hiring for a Clinical Nurse (Registered Nurse) on our  Medical Transplant Intensive Care Unit.  Only Night Shift Available Medical Transplant Intensive Care   Here, nurses provide intensive care for patients before or after they receive liver, kidney, or pancreas transplants.  Having an intensive care unit dedicated to transplant patients allows for continuity of care and optimizes standards of care, resulting in improved patient outcomes.  Intensive care services are also available for blood and marrow transplant patients as well as immune cell therapies.  In addition, nurses on this unit manage a wide variety of conditions requiring critical care including liver failure, renal failure, pulmonary hypertension(PH), respiratory failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, sepsis, and surgical patients following hepatobiliary surgery that require intensive monitoring. Nurses provide advanced therapies including Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System. Additionally, nurses from the MTICU are part of our hospitals’ Rapid Response and Code Blue team. This broad range of patient conditions and therapies continually challenges our staff to expand their nursing skills as they expertly manage complex patient conditions. The University of Kansas Health System is the region’s premier academic medical center recognized for quality by: U.S. News & World Report ranks The University of Kansas Hospital as the best in Kansas City and in Kansas. The hospital is the first in Kansas to earn Magnet designation for nursing excellence and one of few to earn it 3 consecutive times. Our health system ranks 5th among 99 academic medical centers, earning Vizient’s 2018 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award


Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Provides professional nursing care through assessment and accurate documentation, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation for the comfort and well-being of patients.
• Carries out a plan of care specific to unit competencies for the target patient population.
• Coordinates care delivery and education through collaboration with patient, family and all health care team providers to ensure safe, effective and quality patient care.
• Follows organizational policies in providing safe patient care.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Associate Degree Nursing For ADN prepared nurses hired after February 24, 2017, must complete BSN degree by the fifth anniversary of employment as an RN with UKHA
• 6 months to 2 years' experience as a Clinical Nurse

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing (Kansas) or compact license
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.