Registered Nurse (RN) - Maternal Child Flex - Nights

Norman Regional Health System•Norman, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maternal Child Flex department floats between patient populations to include: Nursery/Newborn Transition Team, Women & Children's Unit, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. RN essential functions include, but are not limited to: collaboration with other health professionals, assessment, analyzing assessment data, establishing goals, planning care strategy, establishing priorities of care, implementing care, delegating tasks safely, providing safe direct and indirect nursing care, evaluating responses to interventions, and performing additional nursing functions in accordance with knowledge and skills acquired beyond basic nursing preparation. Assesses or manages the care of patients, or provides direct patient care. Flex HealthPlex departments in a variety of settings that include intermediate care and med/surg. Assessment/reassessment - Systematically assesses / reassesses the health care needs of individuals; appropriate for specific age groups and patient conditions. Involves patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate. Nursing Diagnosis and Outcomes - Analyzes assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, involving patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate. Implementation and Coordination of Care - Provides nursing care through interventions to achieve goals and needs using professional judgement guided by current practice standards, rules, regulations and policy. Evaluation and Discharge - Evaluates patient outcomes by utilizing the critical thinking process and evidence based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts and reach sound conclusions.

Requirements

Current RN license
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment.
One year experience in 2 or more areas required.

Nice To Haves

Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
Newborn Resuscitation Program (NRP) is required within 3 months of hire or while on orientation and maintained throughout employment
PALS required within 1 year or while on orientation and maintained throughout employment.

Responsibilities

Float between all the units of approved pods (NICU, Newborn transition team, Labor and delivery, and Women’s and Children’s).
Systematically assess/reassess the health care needs of individuals, appropriate for specific age groups and patient conditions.
Analyze assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes.
Provide nursing care through interventions to achieve goals and needs using professional judgment guided by current practice standards, rules, regulations and policy.
Evaluate patient outcomes by utilizing the critical thinking process and evidence based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts and reach sound conclusions.
Collaborate with other health professionals.
Assess, analyze assessment data, establish goals, plan care strategy, establish priorities of care, implement care, delegate tasks safely, provide safe direct and indirect nursing care, and evaluate responses to interventions.
Perform additional nursing functions in accordance with knowledge and skills acquired beyond basic nursing preparation.
Assess or manage the care of patients, or provide direct patient care.
Provide nursing care in intermediate care and med/surg settings.