Employment Opportunities

Norton County Hospital has a full-time career opportunity for a Certified Physical Therapist Assistant. Applicant must have current or obtain Kansas licensure prior to start date. This position is scheduled 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with no weekends or holidays. Qualified applicant should be able to work in a busy, up-tempo environment with a mix of inpatient and outpatient treatments. This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive rehab department with a focus on high-quality care, patient satisfaction and positive outcomes. Benefit package includes PTO (paid time off); health insurance; several supplemental insurances; and KPERS retirement, life insurance and disability.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume and application to Shannan Hempler, Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also provide via fax to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has an opening for a full-time day shift CNA to join our health care team. This is an opportunity to work with acute care, surgical, OB and skilled levels of care in a progressive hospital. This position also does patient registration during their shift. Full-time positions include a rotating weekend and holiday schedule. Acute care shifts are 12-hour shifts. Our benefit package includes paid time off; health insurance; supplemental insurances; and KPERS retirement, life insurance and disability.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume and application to Shannan Hempler, Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also provide via fax to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has an opening for a full-time night shift CNA to join our health care team. This is an opportunity to work with acute care, surgical and skilled levels of care in a progressive hospital. This position also does patient registration for ER visits after business hours. Full-time positions include a rotating weekend and holiday schedule. Acute care shifts are 12-hour shifts.

NCH benefit package includes Paid Time Off; health insurance; several supplement insurances; and KPERS retirement, life insurance and disability.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume and application to Shannan Hempler, Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also provide via fax to 785-874-4899. EOE.

The Director of Nursing is responsible for providing strategic leadership and administration in the areas of patient care, education, safety and quality in accordance with organizational policies and standards of professional nursing practice. This position is also responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating long and short-term goals for nursing departments. The Director of Nursing maintains awareness of legislation affecting nursing practice and implements as needed as well as maintains sound organizational relationships and shared decision making with the Board, Administrative Team, Physicians, other department managers, and all stakeholders. This position acts as a resource person for all members of the department and others as requested. Performs these functions through effective management of personnel, material and fiscal resources.

Major Duties

Leadership:

• In collaboration with unit/department managers, participates in decision making and policy formulation demonstrating systems thinking and change management skills.
• Assumes a leadership role, in partnership with physician and facility leaders, in managing the quality of services provided across the care delivery continuum and within the larger organization.
• Attends hospital and medical staff committees as appropriate; attends Board of Trustees and physician meetings to report on activities of nursing departments as needed.
• Participates in community educational programs and meetings as the Hospital's representative.
• Provides leadership, mentoring, feedback, and guidance to direct reports, using principals of the Norton County Hospital (NCH) Nursing Philosophy.
• Identifies needed changes, facilitates/directs the change and role models positive attitude toward change.
• Role models professional nursing practice and behavior.
• Demonstrates expert conflict resolution skills and coaching toward facilitating conflict resolution with staff and other departments.
• Identifies, develops and facilitates: patient safety initiatives, nursing and employee satisfaction initiatives and other programs to maintain and improve the patient focused culture of assigned departments and services.
• Analyzes data to determine issues, problems, or trends.
• Demonstrates and directs employees in using a systematic approach in analyzing and utilizing data in problem solving.
• Promotes the integration of clinical, human resource and financial data to support and enhance decision-making.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.

Staff Development/Professional Growth:

• Creates and initiates professional development plans for direct reports.
• Establishes an environment that is conducive to the education of healthcare professionals and an organizational learning environment.
• Embraces shared decision making by energizing staff and others in decision making that is patient centered in an environment that is conducive to discussion and opinion sharing.
• Maintains and develops relationships with universities, colleges and schools of nursing to assist with: the education of new nurses, ongoing education of professional nurses, development and implementation of new nursing knowledge.
• Creates an environment that facilitates the team to initiate actions that produce results.
• Creates an environment in which others are setting expectations and holding each other accountable.
• Develops own career plan and measures progress according to that plan and coach others in developing their own career plans.
• Creates an environment in which professional and personal growth is an expectation.
• Integrates high ethical standards and core values into everyday activities.
• Advocates use of documented best practices.
• Role models the perspective that patient care is the core of the organizations work.
• Ensures that nurses are actively involved in decisions that affect their practice.
• Participates in at least one (1) professional organization.
• Supports and encourages others to participate in a professional organization.
• Adheres to applicable professional standards and regulations.

Customer Service:

• Sets the tone and expectation for positive customer service in all Patient Services departments. Role models positive attitude. Treats others with honesty and respect. Speaks positively in all customer interactions internal and external.
• Assesses customer/staff satisfaction when rounding in departments/units, facilitates use of appropriate chain of command for unresolved issues or problems.
• Role Models AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank you) to assist staff in: Optimizing the patient’s experience by reducing the patient and family’s anxiety and increasing the patient’s compliance; and developing positive relationships with other departments to foster patient satisfaction.
• Expertly resolves conflict with patients, staff, department managers, senior leaders, physicians and other stakeholders in situations where customer needs have not been met to determine a positive, mutually agreeable resolution.

Communication:

• Maintains awareness of verbal / nonverbal communication in interactions with staff, other departments, physicians, patients and families.
• Follows through on promises and concerns.
• Provides service recovery to dissatisfied customers.
• Cares about people as individuals and demonstrating empathy and concern while ensuring that organization goals and objectives are met.
• Maintains patient and employee confidentiality in all communication interactions: written, verbal, electronic and digital.
• Makes unit/department and patient rounds frequently to keep channels of communication open; gives appropriate feedback in a timely manner to questions and concerns.
• Promotes and maintains harmonious relationships among assigned personnel, the Medical Staff, patient and public, and acts as liaison between assigned departments and other departments of the Hospital.
• Builds and maintains a trusting collaborative relationship with staff, peers, other disciplines and ancillary services, physicians, vendors, community leaders, nursing and other education programs.

Operations:

• Oversees, develops, allocates, and administers the budget for assigned departments, based on past requirements, future patient care needs, and available resources and for quality management outcomes.
• Develops, implements and assures the organization's plan for providing nursing care and other assigned patient services in accordance with the mission/vision/values of the Hospital.
• Manages human resources via workforce planning, employment decisions, reward & recognition for exemplary performance, identification of current/future needs and skill sets.
• Assists in the selection, implementation and evaluation of information technology assuring optimal support of patient care function.
• Evaluates problems and concerns in assigned departments in terms of ensuring safe, effective, quality patient care, the impact the involved staff and the overall Hospital.
• Recruits and retains top talent through effective communication, performance management and professional development.
• Leads development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based, quality clinical nursing practice consistent with current nursing research, organizational and national practice standards.

Qualifications

• BSN/BAN degree from an accredited university or college is required; Master’s degree is preferred.
• Active and current Kansas Registered Nurse (RN) License is required.
• Minimum of five (5) years health care experience is required.
• Previous management experience is preferred.
• Ability to serve as a change agent.
• Ability to think critically and problem solve.
• Ability to follow Performance Improvement and systems thinking.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to coach and mentor others.
• Knowledge of budget management both capital and operating.

Benefits include Paid Time Off (PTO); Health Insurance; and KPERS Retirement, Life Insurance and Disability.

Application deadline is Monday, May 16th. Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Resumes and applications can be mailed to Shannan Hempler, Human Resources Manager, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, KS 67654, sent via email to shempler@ntcohosp.com, or provided via fax to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has an immediate, full-time career opportunity for a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW). The LSCSW will provide quality clinical behavioral health services including comprehensive diagnostic behavioral health assessments, interventions, education, advocacy, referrals and consultations primarily for patients of Norton Medical Clinic. Candidate will also provide services for Norton County Hospital and community partners, as needed.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide quality clinical care and consultation to Providers.
• Cultivate education, administration and self-management skills for targeted populations with psychological or behavioral health issues.
• Promote Provider’s knowledge of patient behavioral health issues and provide education to assist with enhancing primary care utilization of behavioral health interventions.
• Promote smooth interface between medicine and specialized mental/behavioral health care throughout the organization.
• Collaborate and co-manage the patient’s behavioral health care with consistent, expeditious feedback to referring Providers.
• Provide on-site availability for crisis triage and intervention.
• Document the clinical behavioral health aspect of patient interventions and track the patient referrals to specialty behavioral health care.
• Position is based on an integrated behavioral health model working side-by-side with our Medical Staff.
• Attend agency staff and departmental meetings, as needed.
• Coordinate and promote the KU Tele-Behavioral Health Program (Psychology and Psychiatry) in Norton Medical Clinic.

Applicant should have excellent communication skills, be able to work with a diverse group of people, work well as a member of an interdisciplinary team, exhibit good triage skills and ability to prioritize work tasks, work independently, flexibility and motivation in developing the position and related tasks, ability to thrive in a fast-paced and changing environment, and exhibit the ability to learn and apply new skills.

Benefits include Paid Time Off (PTO);Health Insurance; and KPERS Retirement, Life Insurance and Disability.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Resumes and applications can be mailed to Shannan Hempler, Human Resources Manager, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, KS 67654, sent via email to shempler@ntcohosp.com, or provided via fax to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has a full-time employment opportunity for a Medical Technologist in our Laboratory department. Applicant should be an MT or MLT with an ASCP certification or eligible for certification. New graduates are encouraged to apply. Normal schedule is 36-40 hours per week with rotating on-call schedule for nights, weekends and holidays. Applicant must be organized, detail-oriented, have excellent communication, customer service and computer skills, and be able to multi-task. Full-time benefit package includes paid time off (PTO); health insurance; and KPERS retirement, life insurance and disability.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume and application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also fax your application to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has immediate opening for full-time outpatient Physical Therapist to join our health care team. Applicants must be able to obtain Kansas licensure and have graduated from an accredited program. Experienced and new graduates are encouraged to apply. Norton County Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital with a progressive rehab department that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our regional community. Applicants will be joining a busy outpatient department staffed by two other full-time PTs, an OT, and two PTAs who places high value on quality of care. Interest in continued education in Women's Health physical therapy is preferred but not necessary to apply. NCH offers competitive salaries with benefit package including Paid Time Off; health insurance; several supplementary insurances; and KPERS retirement, life insurance and long-term disability.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please send resume and application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also provide via fax to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has a full-time career opportunity for an RN to join our health care team. This position is 12-hour night shifts, with rotating weekends and holiday schedule. This position will work with acute, skilled and intermediate levels of patient care, and Labor & Delivery. NCH offers competitive salaries with benefit package including Paid Time Off; health insurance; KPERS retirement, life insurance and disability; and several supplemental insurances.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume and application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also provide via fax to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has a full-time career opportunity for an RN to join our health care team. This position is 12-hour night shifts, with rotating weekends and holiday schedule. This position will work with acute, skilled and intermediate levels of patient care, and Emergency Room. NCH offers competitive salaries with benefit package including Paid Time Off; health insurance; KPERS retirement, life insurance and disability; and several supplemental insurances.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume and application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also provide via fax to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has PRN positions available for RNs and CNAs to join our health care team. The PRN assignments would be a variety of 12-hour nursing shifts. This is an opportunity to work in a progressive, rural hospital.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume and application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also fax your application to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has a full-time career opportunity for an RN to join our health care team. This position is 12-hour night shifts, with rotating weekends and holiday schedule. The RN Charge Nurse assumes the responsibility of overseeing in-patient and emergency room activity, shift supervision and support of peers, directing patient care activities, functioning as a clinical resource and is a liaison to the Director of Nursing. This position will work with acute, skilled and intermediate levels of patient care as well as in labor and delivery. Benefit package includes paid time off; KPERS retirement, life and long-term disability insurance; health insurance and a variety of supplemental insurances.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume and application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also provide via fax to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has a career opportunity for Registered Nurse as a Surgery Coordinator. This position is responsible for coordinating Surgical Services, Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and the Sterile Processing for Norton County Hospital and Norton County Medical Clinic. RN will float to Med/Surg acute care when no surgeries are scheduled based on patient needs.

Primary duties include but not limited to:

• Managing and coordinating schedule of surgical cases, including sterile and non-sterile procedures
• Scheduling staff for surgery, PACU, sterile processing and on-call for emergent events
• Perform duties of PACU RN and sterile processing as needed
• Perform duties of a Circulating Registered Nurse (RN)
• Perform duties of a Scrub Tech
• Makes pre-operative and post-operative telephone calls to patients, parents or guardians
• Responsible for cleaning of all surgical areas
• Updates policy and procedures as changes occur
• Participates in the Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) program

NCH benefit package includes Paid Time Off; health insurance; several supplement insurances; and KPERS retirement, life insurance and disability.

Application deadline is Monday, May 16th. Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume and application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also provide via fax to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has a full-time employment opportunity for a Scrub Tech & Central Sterilizing. On-the-job training is available for this position, certification not required. This position has a shared on-call schedule for nights, weekends and holidays which qualifies for additional compensation.

Primary responsibilities for Scrub Tech/Central Sterilizing include but not limited to:

• Assisting with pre-operative cleaning of surgery equipment
• Assisting surgeon with prepping patient
• Assisting during surgical procedures, post-op dressings and prepare for recovery room
• Preparing surgical specimen for laboratory, and post-op disinfection
• Assisting with cleaning and preparing operating room between patients
• Responsible for cleaning of all surgical areas
• Restocking surgical supplies, and maintaining clean work area
• Responsible for sterilizing and packaging supplies used in the hospital and clinic

NCH benefit package includes Paid Time Off; health insurance; several supplement insurances; and KPERS retirement, life insurance and disability.

Application deadline is Monday, May 16th. Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume or application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also fax your application to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has a full-time employment opportunity for an Office Assistant in our Radiology Department. Position is 40 hours Monday through Friday.

Primary responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

• Incoming and outgoing phone calls for the department
• Patient access duties such as scheduling appointments, verifying insurance, making sure appropriate paperwork is complete prior to procedures and registering patients
• Documenting patient exams performed on patient’s record
• Faxing, copying and scanning documents as needed

Applicant must be motivated, flexible, dependable, organized, detail oriented, have excellent communication skills and be able to multi-task.

Benefit package includes PTO (paid time off); health insurance; several supplemental insurances; and KPERS retirement, life insurance and disability.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume or application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also fax your application to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has a full-time employment opportunity in our admissions area of Outpatient Services. This position is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Typical hours will be 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., however may vary at times to provide registration coverage. Primary responsibilities include registering patients, insurance verification, point-of-service payment estimation and collection, providing and explaining forms to patients, answering any patient questions, and helping patients feel comfortable when waiting to see the physician or other ancillary departments. This position also reviews and updates admission records from non-business hours.

The Patient Access Representative is often the first person a patient or visitor sees when they arrive at the facility. This applicant must have excellent customer service and interpersonal skills. Applicant must also have strong computer skills and work efficiently with attention to detail. Our benefit package includes Paid Time Off; health insurance; KPERS retirement, life insurance and disability; and several supplemental insurances.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume or application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also fax your application to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has a part-time employment opportunity in our Dietary Department. This position would work 2 to 3 weekdays that would primarily be evening 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. shifts. This position will also work every other weekend and every other holiday. Duties include helping with lunch and preparing supper as well as department cleaning. Dietary staff have rotating weekend and holiday shifts which include addition pay for those shifts. NCH offers competitive starting wages. Benefits would be determined on the scheduled hours per week and may include paid time off, KPERS retirement, life and long-term disability insurance, and health insurance if hours qualify.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume or application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also fax your application to 785-874-4899. EOE.

Norton County Hospital has a full-time or part-time employment opportunity in our Environmental Services department. Environmental Services staff are responsible for cleaning all areas of the hospital, clinic and facilities. The full-time position is scheduled 8-hour shifts and has rotating weekend and holiday schedules which include differential pay. Shift start times will vary based on duties assigned. Part-time shifts will vary. Benefit package includes paid time off (PTO); health insurance; and KPERS retirement, life insurance and disability. Part-time may qualify for some benefits depending on hours.

Applications can be picked up at any Hospital Admissions Desk, requested by email from shempler@ntcohosp.com, or printed from our website (application is linked at the top of this page). Please return resume or application to Human Resources, Norton County Hospital, P.O. Box 250, Norton, Kansas 67654 or email to shempler@ntcohosp.com. You may also fax your application to 785-874-4899. EOE.