Note : Local candidates will not be considered. Applicants must reside at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position.
Required Skills & Experience:
-Three to five (3–5) years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse.
-Knowledge of advanced professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures.
-Ability to organize, plan, coordinate, and evaluate nursing services and apply nursing techniques. Can work independently and as a contributing member of the team.
-Ability to maintain civility and good working relationships with other employees.
-Ability to respond effectively to cultural and language needs of patients and visitors.
-Skilled in computer applications designed to ensure quality and safety measures for patients.
-Ability to establish and maintain integrity and trust with patients by advocating in the patient's best interest.
-Ability to engage and manage conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.
-Ability to maintain compliance accreditation with local, state, and federal regulatory standards.
-Ability to foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and maximized to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.
-Strong written and oral communication skills characterized by candor, openness, integrity, and ability to be diplomatic.
-Skilled in advanced care delivery models and environmental design to ensure delivery of safe patient care that is evidence-based.
-Ability to align behavior with personal values and determines fit with the organization's culture.
Required Education:
-Associate's Degree.
OR
-Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
Required Certifications & Licensure:
-Current Registered Nurse License (RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact Registered Nurse (eNLC)).
-Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification required upon hire.
Job Responsibilities:
-Aligns behaviors with values and maintains nursing professional practice standards.
-Assumes responsibility for an assigned patient or group of patients.
-Documents patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments, noting all changes in physician order on assigned patients.
-Assists physician in the examination of patients and in performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatment.
-Obtains and monitors physiological data of patients, observes the physiological manifestations of patients, and intervenes when necessary.
-Administers medication as prescribed.
-Initiates, regulates and monitors intravenous infusions and blood products.
-Delivers patient care competently; seek coaching and mentoring from others as needed.
-Resolve patient complaints in a timely manner in accordance with policy and in collaboration with support staff.
-Inform patient and family of hospital procedures and share care plan during the time of care and at the time of discharge.
-Makes referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel.
-Fosters a growth mindset through seeking mentorship, remaining open to coaching and feedback, and maintaining professional certification(s)/licensure in order to perpetually develop and uphold the skills required for proficiency within the nursing profession.
-Develops a professional career plan and establishes personal performance goals in alignment with enterprise-wide metrics, frequently measuring progress with department leadership.
-Fosters an inclusive workforce where individual differences are valued and maximized to achieve OU Health's winning aspiration.
-Delegates tasks to clinical support staff as needed.
-Interact with the family and patient in sharing care plan(s) while in the hospital and at the time of discharge.
-Provides feedback and opportunities for others to learn through formal and informal methods.
-Performs other duties as assigned.