Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler) Med Surg 5 Tower

Saint Francis Health System•Muskogee, OK

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler) in the Medical Surgical 5 Tower unit, serving adult general medical, surgical, and cardiac patients. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care using the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies. The nurse will monitor and evaluate patient functional status. This is an ECB status position, requiring a minimum number of worked hours per month and offering limited benefit offerings. It requires a signed 13-week agreement, a minimum of two 12-hour shifts per week, and availability for weekends and holidays per department guidelines. The position is considered safety-sensitive under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act.

Requirements

Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License.
1 year related experience in selected specialty.
Working knowledge of disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways.
Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner.
Ability to be detail oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data.
Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing, and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom.
Requires a signed 13-week agreement.
Requires a minimum of (2) 12-hour shifts per week.
Requires weekend and holiday availability per department guidelines.

Nice To Haves

2 years’ experience in relevant area preferred
Floats to other areas as needed
BLS and ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies/procedures for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating patient functional status.
Utilizes the nursing process in caring for assigned patients.
Completes assessment and individualizes plan of care within established unit/nursing guidelines.
Carries out nursing care with consideration for cultural and psychosocial factors and ages of individual patients.
Organizes, prioritizes, and performs nursing skills appropriate for the patient population.
Anticipates patient/unit needs.
Delegates and communicates effectively and appropriately.
Demonstrates professional judgment in response to changing patient/unit situations.
Documents steps of the nursing process/care on the appropriate record.
Records data concisely, consistently, accurately, and legibly.
Utilizes correct medical terminology abbreviations.
Addresses problems and progress toward outcomes according to unit/nursing policy.
Facilitates patient teaching discharge.
Makes timely, appropriate referrals.
Utilizes resources in planning and presenting patient education, considering patient age and cultural/psychosocial factors.
Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate.
Supports unit/hospital goals through PI and educational activities.
Attends mandatory in-services and meets unit education standards.
Accurately completes variance reports.