RN Resident - Registered Nurse - Pediatric Specialty Unit (Spring Cohort) - Nights

OU Health•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

An OU Health Registered Nurse I works under general supervision to provide high-quality care to hospital patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex. The RN I is a novice or advanced beginner progressing toward competence and develops professional nursing judgment through experience, mentorship, coaching, and feedback. The nurse models OU Health’s values of putting Patients First, pursuing Relentless Excellence, showing Integrity, seeking Inclusion, Learning, and valuing Teamwork. The role is in the Pediatric Medical Specialty department and involves caring for assigned patients, documenting and monitoring their conditions and responses to care, administering prescribed treatments, and collaborating with physicians, support staff, patients, and families. The nurse also pursues professional development, maintains licensure and certifications, and contributes to an inclusive workplace.

Requirements

Associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing.
0–3 years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse.
Current Oklahoma State Board of Nursing RN license or 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.
Computer application skills for tools designed to ensure patient quality and safety.
Ability to establish and maintain patient integrity and trust by advocating in the patient’s best interest.
Ability to engage with and manage conflicts and disagreements constructively.
Ability to maintain compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory standards.
Ability to foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued.
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 or group of patients.
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 patients’ physiological data, observe physiological manifestations, and intervene when necessary.
Administer medications as prescribed.
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 hospital 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 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.