Registered Nurse, RN - Vinita Senior Behavioral (Renaissance)

Saint Francis Health System • Vinita, OK

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse I provides nursing care using the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies and procedures. The role monitors and evaluates patients’ functional status and is based in the Renaissance Psychiatric Unit at the Vinita Campus in Vinita, Oklahoma. The schedule is full time, nights, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, with rotating weekends.

The nurse assesses, plans, implements, documents, and evaluates care while taking patients’ age, cultural background, and psychosocial factors into account. The position includes coordinating with other disciplines, supporting patient education and discharge planning, and participating in unit and hospital quality-improvement and educational activities. This is identified as a safety-sensitive position under Oklahoma law.

Requirements

• Completion of the basic professional curriculum at a school of nursing approved and verified by a state board of nursing, with a diploma or degree from that school or entitlement to hold one.
• Valid multistate or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
• 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 be detail-oriented when examining clinical and numerical data.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process to provide patient care and monitor and evaluate patient functional status.
• Assess, organize, and complete patient care while considering age, cultural, 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 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.
• Coordinate activities of others and lead others performing the same work without supervising them.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree