Clinical Nurse (RN) - Neuroscience

Position Summary / Career Interest:

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. Unit: CA6 – Neurology/Epilepsy/ENT Shifts: Day and Nights Available Schedule: Full-Time, Part-time and PRN options available    This state-of-the-art telemetry unit is dedicated to the care of the Neuroscience and Ear, Nose, & Throat (ENT) patient population. Nurses work with teams of Neuro-specialists in General Neurology, Stroke, Epilepsy, and Movement Disorders. Our ENT specialists include Otolaryngology and Head & Neck surgeries. This is unit is comprised of specialty services – Neurology, Stroke, Epilepsy, and Ear/Nose/Throat Surgeries. As specialties within the KU Health System, CA6 sees the most advanced treatment in the region for these areas. CA6 boasts being part of several top performing teams including a Level 4 Epilepsy Center, Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, and  KU’s Neurology is ranked #31 by US News & World Report. CA6 received the Beacon Gold  Award for Excellence in 2019 showcasing our unit’s constant commitment to evidence-based care to continually improve our patients’ outcomes.   CA6 works as a team unit, supporting each other so that every patient receives world class care. Resiliency, initiative, and teamwork are musts. CA6 is supportive, working closely with all interdisciplinary teams to manager patient care.  Our staff takes pride in balancing bedside nursing skills (i.e. feeding  tubes, drains,  tracheostomies, wounds, altered mobility, pain management, etc.), interpersonal communication with teams and families, and compassionate care all while effectively managing their time in a fast paced work environment. Our nurses become experts in this field and value being able to be the support person for these patients and guiding them through their stay.   Our patients have complex medical and surgical needs. Nurses’ ability to communicate effectively and patiently is imperative. Our patients’ communication, movement, and normal daily living activities are greatly affected by our patient population’s diagnoses (i.e. throat cancer/trach/laryngectomies, strokes, ALS, seizures, etc.). Our surgical population primarily includes our ENT patients. These patients require care for complex head and neck wounds including multiple drains, new airways, and microvascular tissue transfers. We care for ENT stepdown patients that are considered intermediate level of care requiring 3:1 ratio with competencies in arterial lines and tissue transfer dopplering. These patients tend to be highly anxious which makes calm interpersonal communication essential. Other common ENT surgeries are thyroidectomies, laryngectomies, sinus surgeries, and parotid tumor ectomies. CA6’s Medical population includes Strokes with advanced interventional therapies, autoimmune neurological diseases such as Gillian-barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, etc. CA6 and KU’s neurology department have a reputation of caring for complex and rare diseases, often having patients transferred to KU for our specific care. CA6 nurses receive specific stroke, epilepsy, and ENT competencies.


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.