Careers | Nursing Opportunities
Learn More About Us:
We are located at Children’s Mercy Hospital, Hospital Hill, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Missouri.
Our staff includes:
|
Job Title |
# of Staff |
|
Nurse Manager |
2 |
|
Charge Nurse |
4 |
|
Resource Nurse |
2 |
|
Staff Nurse |
50 |
|
Unit-Based Education Coordinator |
1 |
|
Equipment Tech |
1 |
|
Nurse Tech & Care Assistant |
24 |
|
Unit Secretary |
4 |
Our nursing unit is supported by:
- A Child-Life Specialist assigned to our unit
- Respiratory Therapy support 24/7
- Pharmacy support 24/7
- Social Work support 24/7
- Chaplain support 24/7
- Nutrition support
We assign a team of 2 RNs and 1-2 CA/NT to each pod. Each RN cares for 3-4 patients without a Care Assistant or 4-5 patients with a Care Assistant, depending on census and acuity.
We have a Charge Nurse on each shift, who typically is not assigned a patient load. Our Charge Nurses are involved with managing the day-to-day operations of our unit.
We generally have a “resource nurse” available Monday through Friday to assist others with procedures, transports, admissions, etc. The Resource Nurse does not usually take a patient assignment unless acuity is very high on the unit.
Full-time employees on our unit work 3 12-hour shifts each week:
- 7:00 am-7:30 pm
- 7:00 pm-7:30 am
We also have part-time, PRN, and Weekend Option positions.
Orientees train one-on-one with an assigned preceptor throughout the orientation process. Orientation is typically 9-weeks, but may be increased or decreased, as needed by the orientee.
During the orientation period, all competencies are verified, there are routine meetings with the Unit-Based Education Coordinator to discuss progress, and the orientee provides direct patient care starting with one patient and gradually learning to coordinate care for a full patient load.
Staff Nurses receive ongoing training, to include:
- Quarterly staff updates
- Annual competencies
- Floor-specific training
- Cardiovascular Surgery Class
- Liver Transplant Class
Paid training is available to become a preceptor, improve leadership skills, attain PALS certification, and more!
We hire Graduate Nurses. Graduate Nurses work with a preceptor for up to 12 weeks before working independently. Refer to Orientation and Training for details.
Advancement from Graduate Nurse to Staff Nurse occurs after completing orientation, most competencies, and passing NCLEX.
