Registered Nurse, RN - Vascular Access

Saint Francis Health System • Indianapolis, IN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse I assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care using the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies and procedures to monitor and evaluate patient functional status. This role is with the Vascular Access Team at the South Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is a part-time, day position with a 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. schedule that includes rotating weekends. This is not a new graduate position.

The nurse provides patient care, documents the nursing process, addresses problems and progress toward goals, and supports patient discharge through appropriate referrals and patient education. The role also involves collaboration with other disciplines and participation in unit and hospital quality-improvement and educational activities. The position is identified as safety-sensitive under Oklahoma law.

Requirements

• Completion of the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing approved and verified by a state board of nursing, with a diploma or degree from that school or eligibility to hold one.
• Valid multistate or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
• 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.
• Part-time day schedule of 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., including rotating weekends.
• The position is not intended for new graduates.

Nice To Haves

• At least 1 year of bedside RN experience is preferred.

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 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 quality-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.
• Work with patients, internal and external customers, healthcare professionals, staff, and individuals at Director level or above.

What This Job Offers

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