RN - Registered Nurse - Acute Care - Part Time - Days & Nights

OU Health•Oklahoma City, OK

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurse positions are available at levels I, II, or III, depending on experience and education. The Medicine Nephrology Unit consists of 22 beds and is part of a new collaborative care model. In this model, a grouping of ten patients is cared for by a team consisting of an RN, LPN, and a dedicated CTA. The unit is divided into two pods to care for a medicine surgical patient population, with a focus on renal disease, acute dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and all other medicine-related diagnoses. There are also two dedicated comfort care/end-of-life suites, staffed with a dedicated concierge RN. This compassionate and empathetic unit delivers caring principles of chronic disease management. The Collaborative Care Model is an innovative strategy dedicated to ensuring the Post Trauma unit has the right resources at the right place for patients in a way that can be easily modified to their unique needs. In addition to the primary roles, there will also be additional support staff of a direct care pharmacist, a phlebotomist, and an EVS (Environmental Services) attendant. This model ensures all the right people are in all the right places to give the best care to patients. An OU Health Registered Nurse (RN) I works under general supervision, providing the highest quality of care to patients in a hospital setting with health problems ranging from simple to complex. They model the OU Health Way, living OU Health’s core values of putting Patients. First, pursuing Relentless. Excellence, showing Integrity, seeking. Inclusion for all staff and patients, always Learning, and valuing Teamwork. RN I represents the nurse who is a novice or an advanced beginner advancing to competent. While advancing from novice to competent, the nurse relies on rules rather than principles which are independent of specific situations. The advanced beginner may have enough real experience to begin to formulate principles.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

One (1) year of RN experience is preferred for this position.
Master's Degree in Nursing preferred (for RN III).
Specialty certification(s) preferred (for RN III).

Responsibilities

Aligns behaviors with OU Health 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 safely and competently.
Resolves patient complaints in a timely manner in accordance with policy and in collaboration with support staff.
Informs patient and family of hospital procedures and shares 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.
Performs other duties as assigned.