Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler) - Medical Renal
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler) for Medical/Renal assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care using the nursing process and hospital standards and unit policies and procedures. The role monitors and evaluates patient functional status and provides individualized care based on patients’ clinical, cultural, psychosocial, and age-related needs. The position is based at the Medical/Renal unit at the Yale Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is an ECB status position requiring a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department, with limited benefit offerings. The position is a 13-week contract, scheduled for day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. It requires at least 24 hours per week, consisting of two 12-hour shifts, and availability for alternating weekends, holidays, and weekend coverage. The nurse works directly with patients and customers and with other healthcare professionals and staff. The position requires independent judgment in planning work and making minor decisions in a complex technical or professional field. This is a safety-sensitive position under Oklahoma law; applicants or employees may be subject to employment consequences if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid medical marijuana license.
Requirements
- Completed the basic professional curriculum of a school of nursing approved and verified by a state board of nursing, with a diploma or degree from the school or eligibility to hold one.
- Valid multistate or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
- At least one year of Registered Nurse experience.
- At least 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.
- Attention to detail when examining clinical and numerical data.
- Availability to work at least 24 hours per week in two 12-hour shifts.
- Availability for holiday and weekend coverage, including alternating weekends.
Nice To Haves
- Relief Charge RN experience.
- BLS certification.
- ACLS certification.
Responsibilities
- Assess assigned patients and individualize plans of care within established nursing and unit guidelines.
- Implement and evaluate nursing care using the nursing process and hospital standards, policies, and procedures.
- Provide care that accounts for patients’ cultural, psychosocial, and age-related factors.
- Organize, prioritize, and perform nursing skills appropriate to the patient population; anticipate patient and unit needs.
- Apply knowledge of the biopsychosocial model and exercise professional judgment as patient or unit situations change.
- Delegate and communicate effectively and appropriately.
- Document nursing care and the steps of the nursing process accurately, concisely, consistently, and legibly using correct medical terminology and abbreviations.
- Address patient problems and progress toward outcomes according to unit and nursing policies.
- Support patient teaching and discharge; use appropriate resources and make timely referrals while considering patient-specific factors.
- Collaborate with other disciplines as appropriate.
- Support unit and hospital goals through performance improvement and educational activities.
- Attend mandatory in-services and meet unit education standards.
- Complete variance reports accurately.
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