Registered Nurse
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides direct or indirect professional nursing services in a correctional medical setting at the Chief James Smith Correctional Center. The role includes assessing health status, planning and implementing nursing interventions, evaluating outcomes, providing health education and case management, and carrying out medical regimens, including administering medications and treatments prescribed by authorized practitioners. Depending on level, the position may include guiding or supervising personnel, developing educational programs, quality improvement, mentoring, surveillance of patient-care indicators, and other unit or program responsibilities.
Requirements
- Level I: Valid Oklahoma registered nurse license approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing, or a registered nurse license recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
- Level II: Valid Oklahoma registered nurse license or eNLC-recognized registered nurse license, plus one year of professional nursing experience.
- Level III: Valid Oklahoma registered nurse license or eNLC-recognized registered nurse license, plus two years of professional nursing experience in a nursing field appropriate to the healthcare setting.
- Knowledge of professional nursing principles and practices, health promotion, and disease prevention.
- Ability to perform nursing assessments and functions acquired through basic nursing preparation.
- For Level II and III, knowledge and abilities include nursing theory and techniques, healthcare resource management, nutrition and diet therapy, patient assessment, care planning, intervention, counseling, teaching, and guidance of non-licensed personnel.
- For Level III, additional knowledge includes health programs and resources, health-services regulations, accreditation and licensure standards, preventive health practices, teaching methods, and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
- Must be willing and able to work any assigned shift or day of the week, and additional shifts as required.
- This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work.
Responsibilities
- Assess the health status of individuals, families, and communities and develop and implement appropriate nursing interventions.
- Evaluate the health resources needed to meet individual, family, and community health needs.
- Deliver professional nursing care in an assigned unit, clinic, or other setting.
- Educate patients, families, communities, and healthcare team members about disease prevention and health promotion.
- Supervise or guide professional, paraprofessional, and non-licensed personnel, and collaborate with other professionals in managing healthcare.
- Delegate tasks that can safely be performed by others and that are consistent with the employee’s education and the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.
- Support quality healthcare through measures such as record review, peer review, direct observation, and outcome assessment.
- Perform specialized nursing functions for which educationally prepared.
- Monitor and assess health status, plan nursing care, implement interventions, and evaluate outcomes.
- Provide nurse case management and health education as needed.
- At Level III, develop and present educational programs on nursing practices and standards of care and evaluate learning.
- At Level III, perform special assignments such as quality improvement, mentoring, and surveillance of potential patient-care incidents and quality indicators.
- At Level III, as assigned, schedule work, evaluate healthcare and staff performance, provide training, approve leave, initiate disciplinary actions, coordinate health services, or act for nurse managers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
