Registered Nurse / RN Cardiovascular Stepdown

Hillcrest Healthcare System•Tulsa, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Cardiovascular Stepdown unit is primarily responsible for using the nursing process—including assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide care to assigned patients. The RN is responsible and accountable for identifying and prioritizing needs, formulating the plan of care, prioritizing, managing, and delegating interventions, and collaborating with physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team. This is a full-time night-shift position at Hillcrest Hospital South in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hillcrest Hospital South is a full-service 180-bed facility offering inpatient and outpatient services. It is Oklahoma’s only DNV Orthopedic Center of Excellence and Tulsa’s only ANCC-designated Pathway to Excellence hospital, with an accredited nurse residency program and ANCC recognition for Nursing Continuing Professional Development.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
Current Registered Nurse license in Oklahoma.
Obtain BLS certification within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and before providing direct patient care.
Obtain Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within 90 days of hire or upon signing a revised job description.

Nice To Haves

One or more years of experience in a Step-Down Unit.
Med/Surg experience with an aptitude for developing new skills will be considered.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to provide care to assigned patients, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Identify and prioritize patient needs and formulate plans of care.
Prioritize, manage, and delegate interventions.
Collaborate with physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary team.