4 West is a general surgical unit which provides care for general surgery, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, urology, trauma, burn and ENT patients. Our 20 bed unit includes a treatment room, four specialty burn patient rooms and a playroom. All patient rooms are private. Patients range in age from neonates to 18 years. We occasionally treat young adults. We work with attending, fellow and resident surgeons and surgery team APRNs as well as medical team physicians when medical patients overflow onto our unit. Common diagnoses: apendectomy, shunt malfunction, cleft lip/palate repair, pectus repair, fundoplication, pyloric stenosis, VP shunt placement, trauma, burn.
Care Assistants provide basic, uncomplicated patient care and assist with unit/department operations under the supervision of registered nurses. Assignment of job responsibilities are as delegated by registered nurses assigned to supervise the care assistant and in accordance with this job description.
At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.
Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.
