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The RN Resident works in the 108-bed Neonatal ICU at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital - OU Health, the state’s only Level IV NICU. The unit cares for inborn and outborn babies with needs including prematurity, respiratory distress, surgical and cardiac conditions, neurologic, metabolic, and endocrine disorders, and anoxic or hypoxic events during delivery. Nurses work closely with neonatal attendings, fellows, neonatal nurse practitioners, and a multidisciplinary patient support team. The one-year NICU RN Residency Program includes a 16-week split orientation, with 12 weeks of initial orientation and four weeks of advanced orientation; NICU-specific didactic education; skills and simulation labs; and one-to-one bedside orientation with a preceptor. Residents participate in a quality improvement project with physician partners and scheduled study sessions to prepare for a national certification exam. Specialty education opportunities include ECMO, CRRT, cardiac care, ELBW, and therapeutic hypothermia. Nurses may also develop toward leadership roles such as charge nurse, resource nurse, PICC nurse, supervisor, or manager. An OU Health Registered Nurse I works under general supervision to provide high-quality care to patients with health problems ranging from simple to complex. The RN models OU Health’s values and professional nursing standards. The RN I is a novice or advanced beginner progressing toward competence and uses experience, mentorship, and feedback to develop nursing practice.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree

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