Experienced RN - Registered Nurse - Breast Oncology Surgery - Stephenson Cancer Center

OU Health•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care in an ambulatory setting at Stephenson Cancer Center’s Breast department. The position may be filled at Ambulatory RN Level 1 or Level 2, depending on experience, education, and other qualifications. The RN works under general supervision and cares for patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex, while modeling OU Health’s values of putting patients first, pursuing excellence, integrity, inclusion, learning, and teamwork. The nurse is responsible for assigned patients, documents responses to nursing interventions and prescribed treatments, assists physicians with examinations and minor diagnostic procedures, monitors patients’ physiological status, administers medications, and manages intravenous infusions and blood products. The RN also informs patients and families about procedures and care plans, coordinates referrals, addresses complaints, delegates tasks to clinical support staff, and develops professionally through mentorship, feedback, certification, and goal setting.

Requirements

Associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing.
For RN Level 1: 0–3 years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse.
For RN Level 2: 3 or more years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse.
Current Registered Nurse license issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact Registered Nurse (eNLC) license.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association, required upon hire.
Knowledge of basic professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures.
Ability to organize, plan, coordinate, and evaluate nursing services and apply nursing techniques.
Ability to maintain civility and good working relationships with other employees.
Ability to respond effectively to patients’ and visitors’ cultural and language needs.
Skill in computer applications designed to ensure patient quality and safety.
Ability to establish and maintain patient trust and integrity by advocating in the patient’s best interest.
Ability to engage with and manage conflict constructively.
Ability to maintain compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory standards and accreditation requirements.
Ability to foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including candor, openness, integrity, and diplomacy.

Nice To Haves

Specialty certification(s).

Responsibilities

Align behaviors with OU Health values and maintain nursing professional practice standards.
Assume responsibility for assigned patients or patients receiving care through the service or clinic.
Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments, including changes in physician orders.
Assist physicians with examinations, minor diagnostic procedures, and treatment.
Obtain and monitor physiological data, observe patients’ physiological manifestations, and intervene when necessary.
Administer prescribed medication.
Initiate, regulate, and monitor intravenous infusions and blood products.
Deliver patient care safely and competently.
Resolve patient complaints promptly in accordance with policy and in collaboration with support staff.
Inform patients and families about clinic or unit procedures and share the care plan during care and at discharge.
Refer patient care needs to appropriate personnel.
Seek mentorship, remain open to coaching and feedback, and maintain professional certifications and licensure to develop nursing skills.
Develop a professional career plan and performance goals aligned with enterprise metrics, and measure progress with department leadership.
Foster an inclusive workforce that values individual differences.
Delegate tasks to clinical support staff as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.