PM Registered Nurse III

State of Oklahoma • Sallisaw, OK

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for providing direct or indirect professional nursing services in a variety of settings. This includes providing nursing assessments, planning, interventions, evaluations, health related education, case management, and execution of the medical regime including administering medications and treatments prescribed by any person authorized to prescribe by state law.

Requirements

• Possession of a valid Oklahoma license as a registered nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing and two years of professional nursing experience in a field of nursing appropriate to the health care setting; or Registered Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) and two years of professional nursing experience in a field of nursing appropriate to the health care setting.
• Sufficient proficiency in the English language to perform the essential functions of the position.

Nice To Haves

• Incumbents designated by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall complete certification in one of the following required Departmental sponsored training in case management: Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager – Adult; Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager – Child, Adolescent and Family; or Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager – Dual Certification.

Responsibilities

• Assesses health status of individuals, families, and communities; develops plans and implements appropriate nursing interventions.
• Evaluates and determines health resources necessary to meet individual, family and community health needs.
• Delivers professional nursing care in an assigned unit, clinic, home, or other setting.
• Educates individuals, families, communities, and members of the health care team about the principles of disease prevention and health promotion.
• Provides supervision to other professional or paraprofessional personnel; collaborates with other professionals in the management of health care.
• Delegates tasks as may safely be performed by others, consistent with educational preparation and that do not conflict with the provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.
• Assures quality health care through use of various measures such as record review, peer review, direct observation, and assessment of individual, family, and community for the desired outcome.
• Performs specialized nursing functions as educationally prepared.
• Performs other related duties as assigned consistent with the responsibilities of the position and agency operations.
• Develop and present educational programs relevant to nursing practices and standards or care and follow-up with evaluation of learning.
• Completing special assignments such as quality improvement, mentoring, and surveillance of potential patient care incidents of quality indicators for individuals who may be at risk for rapid status change.
• Scheduling work assignments, evaluating health care and performance of assigned staff, providing training, and otherwise insuring quality.
• Approving leave and initiating disciplinary actions.
• Coordinating health services or providing nursing care in an assigned county or geographic area or as the only nurse in that location.
• Dealing with complex health issues and may act for nurse managers in their absence.

Benefits

• Shift differential $2.88 hour from 3pm - 7am

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior