Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler)

Saint Francis Health System•Muskogee, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler) assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care using the nursing process and following hospital standards and unit policies and procedures. The role monitors and evaluates patients’ functional status in the Progressive Care Unit at the Muskogee Campus. 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 schedule is nights, two 12-hour shifts per week, at $65.00 per hour under a 13-week signed agreement. The hiring manager may request an extension.

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.
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.
Ability to be detail-oriented when examining clinical and numerical data.

Nice To Haves

BLS certification.
ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to provide care for assigned patients.
Complete assessments and individualize plans of care within established unit and nursing guidelines.
Provide nursing care that considers patients’ cultural and psychosocial factors and ages.
Organize, prioritize, and perform nursing skills appropriate to the patient population, while anticipating patient and unit needs.
Demonstrate a sound biopsychosocial knowledge base and exercise professional judgment as patient or unit situations change.
Delegate and communicate effectively and appropriately.
Document the steps of the nursing process and care in the appropriate records, recording data accurately, concisely, consistently, and legibly and using correct medical terminology abbreviations.
Address problems and progress toward outcomes according to unit and nursing policy.
Facilitate patient teaching and discharge, use appropriate resources for patient education, and consider patient age and cultural and psychosocial factors.
Make timely and appropriate referrals and 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.