Registered Nurse, RN - Surgery

Saint Francis Health System • Indianapolis, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse I assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care using the nursing process and following hospital standards and unit policies and procedures. The role monitors and evaluates patient functional status. This position is in Surgery at the South Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a full-time day position, working four 10-hour shifts per week; the schedule is determined after orientation. An on-call rotation is required, with a 30-minute call response time. This is not a new graduate position. The role is designated safety-sensitive under Oklahoma law.

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 multistate or Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
• Have 0–6 months of related experience.
• 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 attend to detail when examining clinical and numerical data.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process to provide patient care.
• Assess, organize, and complete patient care while considering patients’ age, cultural background, 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 patients’ age, cultural background, 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed