Staff Nurse - Neonatology Follow-Up Clinic

1w1 week ago

Children's Mercy KC

Kansas City, US · Full-time · $62,000 – $62,000

About this role

Children's Mercy seeks Staff Nurses for the Neonatology Follow-Up Clinic, providing follow-up services for NICU graduates with special health care needs related to growth and development. Registered nurses deliver illness management and health promotion using the nursing process and scientific principles. They ensure safe, high-quality, comprehensive, age-appropriate care for assigned patients.

Staff nurses develop and implement plans of care that promote optimal patient outcomes, meeting educational needs of patients and families while advocating for their needs. They coordinate patient care with nonprofessional personnel as necessary and maintain a safe, comfortable, efficient, family-centered environment. This role focuses on post-NICU home care support.

Join an inclusive and compassionate team at a top pediatric hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report for eleven consecutive years. Located in the heart of Kansas City, the hospital engages in community programs to improve children's lives beyond its walls. Everyone feels welcomed, reflecting core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team, and integrity.

Expand personal professional knowledge by utilizing current research and evidence for practice to enhance role performance and improve nursing care quality. Contribute to a workplace that shines a light of hope for patients and families. Make a meaningful difference in pediatric health.

Requirements

Associate's Degree (ADN) required
Bachelor's Degree (BSN) preferred; required for nurses hired after September 1, 2013, with completion within 5 years of hire
Licensed RN - Kansas or Registered Nurse Multistate License required upon hire
Knowledge of scientific principles to provide safe, high quality, comprehensive, and age-appropriate nursing care
Ability to use the nursing process for patient and family care
Current employees hired before September 1, 2013 grandfathered for ADN in direct care role

Responsibilities

Utilize the nursing process to develop and implement a safe, high quality, comprehensive, and age-appropriate plan of care for the patient and family that promotes optimal patient outcomes
Provide illness management and health promotion for patients and families requiring care
Meet the educational needs of the patient and family and advocate for their needs
Maintain an environment that is safe, comfortable, efficient, and family-centered
Coordinate patient care with nonprofessional personnel as necessary
Utilize current research and evidence for practice to expand personal professional knowledge, enhance role performance, and improve nursing care quality
Provide follow-up services for NICU graduates related to growth and development needs

Benefits

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital for eleven consecutive years
Inclusive and compassionate team environment
Core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team, and integrity
Engage in meaningful community programs and partnerships to improve children's lives