Registered Nurse, RN - Emergency Center

Saint Francis Health System•Muskogee, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse I provides nursing care in the Emergency Center, using the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies and procedures to monitor and evaluate patient functional status. The role assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care; considers patients’ ages and cultural, psychosocial, and clinical needs; and supports patient discharge through appropriate referrals and education resources. The position is based at the Emergency Center on the Muskogee Campus. It is ECB status, requiring a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department, with limited benefit offerings. The schedule is variable.

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 care for patients.
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 the patient’s age and cultural 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.