RN - Registered Nurse - Medicine Specialty - Full Time - Days & Nights Available

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Position Title: RN - Registered Nurse - Medicine Specialty - Full Time - Days & Nights Available

Department: Medicine Specialty Unit

Job Description: This position may be filled as an RN Level 1, 2, or 3, depending on individual experience, education, and other  qualifications.

Special Benefits:  Sign-on bonus up to $10,000 for qualified individuals Student loan repayment up to $25,000 Relocation assistance if moving 100+ miles Night Shift Stipend (if nights)

Our Medicine Specialty unit is located in University of Oklahoma Medical Center 6 East Floor.  This unit cares for a variety of issues such as hypertension, diabetes, sepsis, renal failure, liver failure, fracture, Osteomyelitis, pyelonephritis, pancreatitis and more!  Medicine specialty functions in units called pods consisting of the RN, LPN, and CTA working together using our Collaborative Care Model.  Our team works collaboratively as a unit which providing opportunities to grow in your career. Registered Nurses responsibilities and expectations include monitoring patients' conditions, assessing their needs to provide the best possible care, education, observing, interpreting patient symptoms, and communication , collaboration with physicians to devise individualized care plans for patients. We are looking for a dedicated, passionate, empathetic, team players in our Medicine Specialty unit.  Medicine Specialty is a great unit to build a strong foundation as a healthcare provider.  Employees love working in Medicine Specialty because of the teamwork, and an opportunity to learn from a variety of cases!

Location: University of Oklahoma Medical Center Shift: Full Time/36 hours per week/12hr Shifts/Days & Nights Available

General Description: An OU Health Registered Nurse (RN) I works under general supervision, providing the highest quality of care to patients in a hospital setting with health problems ranging from simple to complex. They model the OU Health Way, as evident in their work output and interactions with employees and patients, through living OU Health’s core values of putting Patients First , pursuing Relentless Excellence , showing Integrity , seeking Inclusion for all staff and patients, always Learning , and valuing Teamwork .

RN I represents the nurse who is a novice or an advanced beginner advancing to competent. While advancing from novice to competent, the nurse relies on rules rather than principles which are independent of specific situations. The advanced beginner may have enough real experience to begin to formulate principles.  

Essential Responsibilities • Aligns behaviors with OU Health values and maintains nursing professional practice standards. • Assumes responsibility for an assigned patient or group of patients. • Documents patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments, noting all changes in physician order on assigned patients. • Assists physician in the examination of patients and in performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatment. • Obtains and monitors physiological data of patients, observes the physiological manifestations of patients, and intervenes when necessary. • Administers medication as prescribed. • Initiates, regulates and monitors intravenous infusions and blood products. • Delivers patient care safely and competently.  • Resolves patient complaints in a timely manner in accordance with policy and in collaboration with support staff. • Informs patient and family of hospital procedures and shares care plan during the time of care and at the time of discharge. • Makes referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel. • Fosters a growth mindset through seeking mentorship, remaining open to coaching and feedback, and maintaining professional certification(s)/licensure in order to perpetually develop and uphold the skills required for proficiency within the nursing profession. • Develops a professional career plan and establishes personal, performance goals in alignment with enterprise-wide metrics, frequently measuring progress with department leadership. • Fosters an inclusive workforce where individual differences are valued and maximized to achieve OU Health’s winning aspiration. • Delegates tasks to clinical support staff as needed. • Performs other duties as assigned.

(RN I) Minimum Qualifications Education: Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Experience:  0-3 years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse. License/Certification/Registration: • Current Registered Nurse License (RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact Registered Nurse (eNLC)). • Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification required upon hire.

(RN II) Minimum Qualifications Education:  Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Experience:  3-5 years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse required. License/Certification/Registration: • Current Registered Nurse License (RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact Registered Nurse (eNLC)). • Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification required upon hire. • Specialty certification(s) preferred.

(RN III) Minimum Qualifications Education: • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required. • Master's Degree in Nursing preferred.

Experience:  5+ years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse  required. License/Certification/Registration: • Current Registered Nurse License (RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact Registered Nurse (eNLC)). • Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification required upon hire. • Specialty certification(s) preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities • 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 civil

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