Registered Nurse, Emergency

Stillwater Medical Center Healthcare Authority • Stillwater, OK

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department delivers clinically competent care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The RN interacts effectively with patients, significant others, and other members of the health team while maintaining professional nursing standards for the age groups served. The Emergency Department is a busy, changing environment that calls for teamwork, rapid critical thinking, and prioritization. This is a full-time position, 36 hours per week, on a day shift from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Weekend and holiday work is required on a rotating basis. Experience is preferred.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice nursing in the state of Oklahoma.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Current CPR card or completion of a CPR course within 30 days of hire.
• Current ACLS card or completion of an ACLS course within one year of hire.
• Current PALS card or completion of a PALS course within one year of hire.
• Strength and stamina for prolonged walking, standing, and dealing with stressful situations.
• Able to hear, or correctable with hearing devices, and converse with others in person and over the phone.
• Able to frequently lift at least 60 pounds and reach, pull, push, bend, stoop, and kneel.
• Adequate vision, or vision correctable with glasses, to read and write.
• Able to hear, see, and feel to accurately assess, monitor, and administer care.
• Fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination to provide care.

Nice To Haves

• Experience is preferred.
• Exceptional teamwork, swift critical thinking, and strong prioritization skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.
• Interact effectively with patients, significant others, and other health team members.
• Maintain professional nursing standards for the age groups served.
• Accurately assess, monitor, and administer care, including procedures such as catheter insertion, starting IVs, administering medications, and handling instruments.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Excellent benefits
• Award-winning culture; recognized on Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work since 2012
• Named World's Best Hospital by Newsweek

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed