Nurse Navigator - VIR Lab

OU Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401(k)

Medical plans

Dental plans

Job summary

OU Health in Oklahoma City seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join a multidisciplinary team providing high-quality patient care. You will coordinate care across the continuum, document orders and participate in care management.

Responsibilities include direct clinical practice, education, and research, with a focus on family-centered and efficient care. Current RN licensure required with 3+ years in acute care.

Qualifications

• RN with 3 years of patient care experience in acute care.
• Current RN license issued by state board or compact license.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality and comprehensive patient care in assigned area.
• Coordinate patient care across the continuum with the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure accurate documentation of orders and authorizations for each patient.
• Serve as a clinical resource for care management.
• Deliver expert nursing care including direct practice, consultation, education and research.
• Direct patient/family education and services for efficient, family-centered care.
• Communicate with all team members on behalf of the patient.
• Collaborate with internal and external team members to enhance patient service.
• Plan, implement, evaluate staff development related to patient education and quality care.

Skills

Nursing theory

Staff supervision

Care planning

Communication skills

Teamwork

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Associate's degree in Nursing

Job description

General Description

Under limited direction, functions on the multidisciplinary team as an advocate, interpreter, educator and counselor for patients.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.

Essential Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring all patients in assigned area receive quality and comprehensive care.
• Coordinates patient care throughout the continuum of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Ensures proper documentation (Orders and Authorizations) are available and correct for each individual patient.
• Serves as a clinical resource for care management.
• Provides expert nursing care which includes direct clinical practice, consultation, education and research.
• Uses clinical expertise and management skills to direct patient/family education and services to ensure the delivery of hard quality care in the most family-centered, efficient and economical manner.
• Communicates with all members of the team on behalf of the patient.
• Works in collaboration with internal and external interdisciplinary team members to achieve excellence patient service throughout the plan of care.
• In collaboration with the management team, is responsible for planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting staff development related to patient/family education and quality patient care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Associate's of Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN preferred).

Experience: 3 years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse in the acute care setting.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current Registered Nurse License (RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact Registered Nurse (eNLC)).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing theory, practices, techniques, procedures and standards.
• Knowledge of the principles of supervising staff.
• Skill in planning and organizing nursing care, applying advanced nursing clinical skills, maintaining records and charts, and preparing written reports.
• Skilled in maintaining effective working relationships with others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Benefits

• PTO
• 401(k)
• medical plans
• dental plans
• and many more

OU Health is an equal opportunity employer.

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