RN Resident - Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular Unit - Days & Nights Available

OU Health•Oklahoma City, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Resident - Registered Nurse works in the Cardiovascular Unit at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, providing nursing care to adult patients with cardiac and vascular needs. The unit’s care ranges in acuity and complexity and includes post-operative paraesophageal hernia repair, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), bypass grafting, cardiac and peripheral artery stents, and Direct Current Cardioversion (DCCV). Nurses help progress post-ICU patients toward discharge following cardiac, thoracic, or vascular surgery and monitor patients with new Permanent Pacemakers (PPM), Implanted Cardiac Defibrillators (ICD), or Transvenous Pacemakers (TVP). An OU Health RN I works under general supervision and provides care to hospital patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex. This is a novice-to-advanced-beginner nursing role in which the nurse develops toward competent practice. The nurse is expected to model OU Health’s values—Patients First, Relentless Excellence, Integrity, Inclusion, Learning, and Teamwork—and meet professional nursing practice standards. The position is full-time, 36 hours per week, with 7 a.m.–7 p.m. and 7 p.m.–7 a.m. shifts available.

Requirements

Associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing.
0–3 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 with computer applications designed to ensure patient quality and safety measures.
Ability to establish and maintain integrity and trust with patients by advocating in their best interests.
Ability to engage in 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 and maximizes diversity and individual differences.
Strong written and oral communication skills, characterized by candor, openness, integrity, and diplomacy.

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 medical treatments, including changes in physician orders for assigned patients.
Assist physicians with patient examinations, minor diagnostic procedures, and treatment.
Obtain and monitor patients’ physiological data, observe 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 hospital procedures and share the care plan during care and at discharge.
Refer patient care needs to appropriate personnel.
Seek mentorship and remain open to coaching and feedback; 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 measure progress regularly 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.