Registered Nurse, RN - Outpatient Care Unit

Saint Francis Health System • Muskogee, OK

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse I provides outpatient nursing care in the Outpatient Care Unit at the Muskogee Campus. The role uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies and procedures, monitoring and evaluating patients’ functional status. Staff may float to pre-admission testing (PAT) and Endoscopy as needed.

The position works a day schedule, generally Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with one late night per week; additional late nights may be required to cover vacations or other needs. There are no weekends. The nurse should be flexible and adaptable to changing work areas, dependable, accountable, and a strong team player.

This is a safety-sensitive position under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act. The employer may refuse to hire or may discipline or discharge employees in safety-sensitive positions who test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid medical marijuana license.

Requirements

• Completed the basic professional curriculum of a school of nursing approved and verified by a state board of nursing, and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree from that school.
• Valid multistate or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
• 0–6 months of related experience.
• Working knowledge of general disease-state management processes, the biopsychosocial model, and clinical pathways.
• Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to be detail-oriented when examining clinical and numerical data.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing work areas.
• Dependability, accountability, and ability to work as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

• Critical care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process to provide patient care.
• Assess, organize, and complete patient care while considering patients’ ages and cultural, psychosocial, and other relevant factors.
• Document steps of the nursing process and use proper medical terminology.
• Address patient problems and evaluate progress toward goals.
• Facilitate patient discharge through timely, appropriate referrals and patient education resources suited to the patient’s age and cultural and psychosocial factors.
• Collaborate with other disciplines as appropriate.
• Support unit and hospital goals through performance improvement and educational activities, including attending in-services, meeting unit education standards, and completing variance reports.
• Float to pre-admission testing (PAT) and Endoscopy as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree