Registered Nurse I - Cardiac Progressive - Intensive Care

Saint Francis Health System

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse I assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care using the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies and procedures. The role monitors and evaluates patient functional status in a universal-bed cardiac progressive care and intensive care unit, caring for patients with varying levels of complexity. Care may involve structural heart procedures, recovery after cath lab treatment, electrophysiology interventions, advanced diagnostic heart failure treatments, acute MI/non-STEMI, arrhythmias, ventilator and BiPAP management, and cardiogenic or septic shock. The position is based at the Yale Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and works a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift.

Requirements

• Completion of the basic professional curriculum at a school of nursing approved and verified by a state board of nursing, with a diploma or degree from that school or entitlement to hold one.
• A valid multistate or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process to provide patient care.
• Assess, organize, and complete patient care while considering patient age and cultural and psychosocial factors.
• Document the steps of the nursing process and use proper medical terminology.
• Address patient problems and 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.
• Coordinate activities of others and lead others performing the same work without supervising them.

What This Job Offers

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