Job Description​

Saint Luke's East Hospital located in Lee's Summit, MO is seeking a RN Nurse Manager for our Medical Intensive Care Unit. This is a high acuity community hospital ICU with hospitalist, intensivist, and tele critical care model.  This is a 16 Bed ICU that has frequent census and acuity fluctuations. This team provides care to post TPA, Stroke, STEMI and various post procedural care patients. Other treatments may include, but not limited to; titration of various Drips, Ventilators, Bi-Paps, Proning, Quick Stabilization, Chest Tubes, Code Blue Response, CRRT, IABP, Post code hypothermia, various bedside procedures and more. This position will give you accountability for the overall operations of the unit.

This is an excellent opportunity to support a fast paced, growing acuity ICU within a nationally recognized health system with honors in TCD response including:

• 2020 Get with the Guidelines  Stroke Gold Plus with Honor Roll Elite Achievement Award
• 2020 Mission: Lifeline – STEMI Receiving Center – Silver Achievement Award Hospital
• NCDR 2020 Platinum Performance Achievement Chest Pain – MI
• #1 in patient satisfaction KC metro

As a RN Nurse Manager, you will model the organization’s leadership competencies and core values including professionalism, innovation, adaptability, independent judgment and solid decision making skills. This position is responsible for driving employee engagement and retention. You will be accountable for the development, implementation, and evaluation of the care provided consistent with the established strategic plan goals and objectives for Patient Centered Care.

This position collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to exceed customer expectations in a patient centered and healing environment. You will have the opportunity to work in collaboration with other members of the nursing leadership team across the system to identify areas of improvement regarding practice policies and processes.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain all clinical competencies if required due to size and structure of the unit and may occasionally be counted in staffing.
• Achieve business and organization goals, visions and objectives.
• Administer corrective action to employees not meeting requirements of their jobs.
• Analyzing, reporting, giving recommendations and developing strategies on how to improve quality and satisfaction.
• Create a unit budget and manage to this by monitoring staffing, supplies, travel, equipment, volume, revenue, charges, education, and food.
• Identifying problems, providing solutions and courses of actions.
• Interact in a positive, professional manner with evidence of conflict resolution skills.
• Maintain a presence on the unit.
• Primary involvement in employee selection, career development, succession planning and periodic training.
• Role Model professional nursing practice through collaboration with staff, leadership, patients, families and physicians.
• Serve as a mentor for staff developing into leadership roles
• Supervise and manage the overall performance and technical competencies of staff in his/her department.

This position supports optimal care that requires specialized knowledge, critical thinking and skills based on principles of psychological social physical and biological sciences that utilize the nursing processes Strong time management, teamwork, communication and multi-tasking skills are important to be successful in this position.

We are looking for a strong nurse leader who will help Saint Luke’s be The Best Place To Get Care. The Best Place To Give Care. We are looking for a leader that enjoys mentoring others and helping others succeed. We are looking for an empowering leader that supports the growth of their staff and the Saint Luke’s Health System.

Job Requirements

• Applicable Experience, 2 years
• Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross
• Registered Nurse (MO) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)
• Bachelor's Degree: Science in Nursing (Required)
• BLS
• ACLS
• CCRN, preferred, but not required

Founded in 2006, Saint Luke’s East Hospital is a 201-bed facility conveniently located on corner of Interstate 470 and Douglas Street in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Since the hospital’s opening, Saint Luke’s East has grown every year to ensure it continues to meet the needs of the community it serves. And with onsite primary care physician offices, we make getting exceptional health care as easy and convenient as possible for patients.

Saint Luke’s East Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as high performing in knee replacement.

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

2 years

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse (MO) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NURSYS)

Bachelor's Degree - Science in Nursing

Job Details

Full Time

Day (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.