Nurse Practitioner

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse RN Med Surg to join our team at Lafayette Regional Health Center. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

• Assess patient conditions during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by medical providers, and ensure thorough and timely documentation of care administration in the patient's medical record.
• Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
• Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the patient's medical condition, treatment plan, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, ensuring complete understanding by translating complex medical terminology.

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Registered Nurse licensure.

Lafayette Regional Health Center is a 25+ bed critical access hospital, accredited by the Joint Commission. We are known for compassionate and high-quality acute and outpatient medical care services in a small-town environment. Our hospital operates three physician clinics throughout Lafayette County, providing patients with the comfort of knowing they're receiving quality healthcare in their hometown.

We are part of HCA Healthcare Midwest Health, a network of hospitals in Kansas City and the surrounding areas. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. We are committed to providing care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for every individual.