Registered Nurse RN Med Surg

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in Med Surg, your insights and contributions to patient care are highly valued and encouraged at every level. Whether through collaborative relationships with your direct supervisor or more structured roles in hospital councils and national nursing initiatives, you will play a key role in shaping decisions that enhance patient outcomes and the nursing profession.

In the role of a Registered Nurse, you will be tasked with providing exceptional, patient-focused care that aligns with departmental requirements and the standards of practice for your specialty and state. Working alongside medical professionals and the care team, you will deliver tailored, comprehensive, and compassionate care, adhering to established nursing frameworks such as ‘Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.’ Additionally, you will serve as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization’s vision, mission, and values to ensure a superior patient experience and positive clinical results.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Evaluating the patient’s condition upon admission and during each scheduled shift, swiftly identifying and reporting any changes in their status.
• Executing procedures, monitoring, or other tasks as directed by medical providers, ensuring accurate and timely documentation of care in the patient’s medical records.
• Administering prescribed medications, observing the patient for therapeutic responses, and taking appropriate actions in case of any adverse reactions.
• Delivering outstanding care by promptly addressing patient requests, proactively anticipating their needs, and resolving any issues that arise.
• Educating patients, families, and caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment plan, medications, potential side effects, and follow-up actions, ensuring clarity by simplifying complex medical terms.

• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of starting employment.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Completion of a Registered Nurse Diploma program.
• No travel is required for this position.

Our organization offers a comprehensive rewards package designed to support the health, lifestyle, career, and retirement of our team members. The available plans and programs include:

• Extensive benefits covering medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellness support, including complimentary counseling and referral services.
• Time-off programs for paid leave, family leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, and other leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement options, featuring a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (depending on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellness counseling.
• Educational assistance through tuition support, student loan help, certification aid, scholarships for dependents, and a partnership with a nursing college.
• Additional perks for fertility and family planning, adoption support, life insurance, supplemental health plans, auto and home insurance, legal assistance, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may differ by location.

“Nurses are fundamental to healthcare delivery and form its backbone. We are dedicated to providing nurses with the resources and tools necessary for exceptional patient care, advocating for the profession, and fostering the advancement of nursing’s future.”

Our facility is a critical access hospital with over 25 beds, accredited by the Joint Commission. We are recognized for our compassionate and high-quality acute and outpatient medical services in a small-town setting. We operate three physician clinics throughout the county, allowing patients to receive quality healthcare close to home. Located in historic Lexington, Missouri, we are 50 miles east of Kansas City and are part of a network of hospitals in the region.

Our organization has been honored multiple times as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute. In recent years, we have invested approximately $3.7 billion in charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you see this opportunity as the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply for the Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg position. All applications will be reviewed, and qualified candidates will be contacted by our team. We are actively interviewing, so apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.