Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho Spine - Days

Norman Regional Health System•Norman, OK

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Ortho/Spine is a 32 bed unit specializing in orthopedic patients. We have disease specific certification from the Joint Commission in Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement and Hip Fx patients which deems us a center of excellence. We also care for Total Shoulder and Ankle patients as well as other fractures. We also care for low level cardiac patients and some med-surg patients.

Requirements

Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required
Previous experience in healthcare field preferred
Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) training or retraining is required during orientation prior to providing patient care.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment
New grads are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency Program

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred

Responsibilities

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
Analyzes assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, involving patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate
Provides nursing care through interventions to achieve goals and needs using professional judgement guided by current evidence-based practice, regulations and policy
Evaluates patient outcomes by utilizing the critical thinking process and evidence based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts and reach sound conclusions
Evaluates discharge needs related to plan of care utilizing resources as needed.