Registered Nurse, RN Medical Surgical

Saint Francis Health System•Muskogee, OK

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse I provides medical-surgical nursing care on Medical/Surgical 7 Tower at the Muskogee Campus. The role assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care using the nursing process and in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies and procedures, with the goal of monitoring and evaluating patient functional status. This is an ECB position requiring a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department, with limited benefit offerings, and is a night position. The nurse provides care with consideration for patient age, cultural background, and psychosocial factors; documents nursing care; helps address problems and progress toward goals; and supports discharge planning through timely referrals and appropriate patient education. The role collaborates with other disciplines and contributes to unit and hospital goals through performance improvement and educational activities. This position is designated safety sensitive under Oklahoma law. The employer may refuse to hire or may discipline or discharge employees in safety-sensitive jobs who test positive for marijuana, even when they hold a valid medical marijuana license.

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, 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.
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.