RN Resident - Registered Nurse - High Risk Antepartum/L&D - Nights (Spring Start Date)

OU Health•Oklahoma City, OK

About The Position

The High Risk Antepartum/Postpartum Unit is a 30-bed unit serving patients with preterm labor, premature ruptured membranes, glycemic control needs, and hypertension. Patients may be antepartum or postpartum, and newborns may stay for short or long periods. Registered Nurses have opportunities to provide patient education and support and to gain an AWHONN fetal heart monitoring certificate. 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. This role is for a novice or advanced-beginner nurse progressing toward competent practice. The nurse models OU Health's values and professional nursing standards through interactions with patients and employees and through their work.

Requirements

Associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing.
0–3 years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse.
Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse 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 supporting patient quality and safety measures.
Ability to establish and maintain patient trust and integrity 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 that values diversity and individual differences.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including candor, openness, integrity, and diplomacy.
This is a safety-sensitive position subject to a zero-tolerance drug and alcohol standard in compliance with Oklahoma law.

Responsibilities

Align behavior 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 treatments, including changes in physician orders.
Assist physicians with patient examinations, minor diagnostic procedures, and treatments.
Obtain and monitor patients' physiological data, observe 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 in a timely manner according to 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 measure progress with department leadership.
Foster an inclusive workforce that values and maximizes individual differences.
Delegate tasks to clinical support staff as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.