Registered Nurse (Rural Resource) ICU

Saint Francis Health System•Muskogee, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (Rural Resource) ICU position 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 and provides care for assigned patients in the ICU. This is an ECB position requiring a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department, with limited benefit offerings. The schedule is nights, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with a minimum of three 12-hour shifts per week and weekend and holiday availability according to department guidelines. The position requires a signed 13-week agreement and pays $70.00 per hour. The nurse completes assessments and individualized care plans, performs appropriate nursing skills, documents care and patient progress, supports patient education and discharge, makes referrals, collaborates with other disciplines, and participates in unit and hospital quality improvement and education activities. The role works directly with patients and customers and with healthcare professionals and staff. It is designated safety-sensitive under Oklahoma law.

Requirements

Valid multistate or Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
Completion of the basic professional curriculum of a school of nursing approved and verified by a state board of nursing, with a diploma or degree from that program or entitlement to hold one.
One year of related experience in the selected specialty.
Working knowledge of 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 be detail-oriented when examining clinical and numerical data.
Signed 13-week agreement.
Minimum of three 12-hour shifts per week.
Weekend and holiday availability according to department guidelines.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in the relevant area preferred.
BLS certification preferred.
ACLS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to care for assigned patients.
Complete assessments and individualize plans of care within established unit and nursing guidelines.
Provide nursing care while considering patients’ cultural, psychosocial, and age-related factors.
Organize, prioritize, and perform nursing skills appropriate to the patient population; anticipate patient and unit needs.
Apply a sound biopsychosocial knowledge base and exercise professional judgment in response to changing patient or unit situations.
Delegate and communicate effectively and appropriately.
Document nursing-process steps and care in the appropriate record, recording data concisely, consistently, accurately, and legibly and using correct medical terminology abbreviations.
Address problems and progress toward outcomes according to unit and nursing policy.
Facilitate patient teaching and discharge; use resources to plan and present patient education while considering patient age and cultural and psychosocial factors.
Make timely, appropriate referrals and collaborate with other disciplines as appropriate.
Support unit and hospital goals through quality improvement and educational activities.
Attend mandatory in-services and meet unit education standards.
Complete variance reports accurately.