Registered Nurse, RN - NICU

Saint Francis Health System

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse I assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies and procedures, monitoring and evaluating patient functional status. The role is in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit A at the Yale Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is a full-time night position with a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. schedule.

The nurse provides patient care using the nursing process, taking patient age, cultural background, and psychosocial factors into account. The role also involves documenting care, supporting patient discharge and education, collaborating with other disciplines, and participating in unit and hospital quality-improvement and educational activities.

This position has been identified as safety-sensitive 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

• Complete the basic professional curriculum of a school of nursing approved and verified by a state board of nursing, and hold or be entitled to hold a diploma or degree from that school.
• Hold a valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
• Have 0–6 months of related experience.
• Have working knowledge of general disease-state management processes, the biopsychosocial model, and clinical pathways.
• Have effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Be able to organize and prioritize work effectively and efficiently.
• 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 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 patient age and cultural and psychosocial factors.
• Collaborate with other disciplines as appropriate.
• Support unit and hospital goals through quality-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: No Education Listed