Registered Nurse I - Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit

The Registered Nurse I assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies/procedures for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating patient functional status. 48 bed Medical Surgical / Telemetry unit with a broad variety of adult medical/surgical and telemetry patients, including COPD, pneumonia, CHF, pre-existing conditions, and cardiac monitoring. Remote cardiac monitoring. All private rooms. Night shift, full time (7p - 7a). Not a new grad position.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process to care for patients; Assesses, organizes, and completes patient care with consideration for patient age, cultural and psychosocial factors; Documents steps of the nursing process; Utilizes proper medical terminology; Addresses problems and progress toward goals; Facilitates patient discharge through timely, appropriate referrals and utilization of patient education resources; Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate; Supports unit/hospital goals through PI and educational activities as evidenced by attending in-services, meeting unit education standards, and completing variance reports; Works with patients, internal and external customers, and other healthcare professionals and staff

Requirements

Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License; Completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing, and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom; 0 - 6 months related experience; Working knowledge of general disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways; Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills; Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner; Ability to be detail oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data

Benefits

Extensive orientation along with milestone meetings