Job Description​

Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, MO is seeking nurses with experience with higher acuity patients (Intensive Care, ED, procedural areas) to join our Interventional Radiology team. You will have the opportunity to learn and grow in your career, experiencing new procedures and clinical research. This IR – Special Procedures nurse position is a vital team member in providing care and sedation for organ biopsies pre and post organ transplant, acute pulmonary and arterial thrombectomies, Stroke  intervention, intracranial hemorrhage intervention, embolectomies, targeted hepatic cancer treatment, drain placements, and port and dialysis catheter placements as well as other procedures. You will be supported by leading technology while working in an innovative environment. Join us in our vision of being, “The Best Place to Get Care. The Best Place to Give Care.” 

 

Responsibilities: 

Utilizes the nursing process  

Delegates tasks appropriately 

Demonstrates increasing discriminatory judgement in interpreting data and prioritizes appropriately 

Initiates actions to improve nursing practice patient care and unit processes 

Serves as a day to day resource to colleagues at unit and departmental levels 

Provides positive formal or informal leadership within unit and hospital 

Works well with multidisciplinary teams consisting of Interventional Radiologists, Anesthesiology, Specialty Service providers, and nursing peers. 

 

We are seeking patient centered, motivated nurses who are committed to providing exceptional care. To be successful, you will need to keep the patient experience at the forefront, possess strong multi-tasking and troubleshooting skills, and have the ability to provide proactive care in collaborative team environment. The ideal candidate will be compassionate, empathetic, and great at making connections with patients short term. We are seeking nurses who are ready to learn; this team is supportive and ready to teach.  

 

Why Saint Luke’s? 

We value our nurses’ knowledge, experience, and expertise to improve patient outcomes and provide quality care. Our nurses are compensated fairly for their hard work and dedication to our patients, we offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees: 

Medical health plans 

Tuition reimbursement 

Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans  

Retirement contributions 

Employee Assistance Program 

Clinical Advancement Program – Shared Governance, Unit Based Project, Career Advancement 

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - Various

Associate Degree

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Swing (United States of America)

The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.