Experienced RN - Registered Nurse - Ambulatory DOC Clinic - PRN

OU Health•Oklahoma City, OK

21d

About The Position

An OU Health Registered Nurse (RN) Ambulatory PRN works under general supervision, providing high-quality care in an ambulatory setting to patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex. The RN models OU Health values and maintains nursing professional practice standards while providing safe, competent patient care.

Requirements

Associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing.
At least 1 year 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 upon hire.
Knowledge of 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 the cultural and language needs of patients and visitors.
Computer application skills for tools designed to ensure patient quality and safety measures.
Ability to establish and maintain patient integrity and trust by advocating in the patient’s best interest.
Ability to engage in and manage conflicts and disagreements constructively.
Ability to maintain compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory accreditation standards.
Ability to foster an inclusive workplace that values and maximizes diversity and individual differences.
Strong written and oral communication skills characterized by candor, openness, integrity, and diplomacy.

Responsibilities

Align behaviors with OU Health values and maintain nursing professional practice standards.
Assume responsibility for an assigned patient, group of patients, or patients seen by the service or clinic.
Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments, including changes in physician orders for assigned patients.
Assist physicians with patient examinations and minor diagnostic procedures and treatments.
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 and uphold nursing proficiency.
Develop a professional career plan and personal performance goals aligned with enterprise-wide metrics, and regularly measure progress with department leadership.
Foster an inclusive workforce in which individual differences are valued and maximized.
Delegate tasks to clinical support staff as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.