PACU Recovery Nurse – Compassionate Care

St. Mary's Regional Medical Center; Enid (OK); On-site; USD 58,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Mary\'s Regional Medical Center in Enid, OK seeks a registered nurse to provide comprehensive patient care across multiple roles.

The position emphasizes assessment, plan-of-care development, and coordination with interdisciplinary teams to deliver safe, compassionate nursing services. Responsibilities include care planning, rounds, bedside reporting, patient advocacy, and strict adherence to safety policies.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure from the State of Oklahoma.
• ADN required; BSN preferred.
• BLS required.
• ACLS required within 3 months of employment.
• PALS within 6 months of employment.
• ICU experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Involves the patient and family psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, population specific, and diversity needs in care assessment and the educational, physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of the patient.
• Constructs and implements the plan of care using nursing knowledge and skill. Integrates direct and indirect patient care activities related to the diagnosis and co-morbidities.
• Coordinates the implementation of the interdisciplinary plan of care for assigned patients. Develops goals, treatment plans, and discharge plans that meet individual patient/family needs.
• Consistently completes hourly rounds with purpose to strengthen nurse communication, improve safety, and anticipate patient needs (i.e. pain, re-positioning, toileting).
• Actively participates in bedside report (as appropriate) to ease anxiety and address important points of care, concerns, and progress with the patient/family.
• Supports and informs the patient and family of hospital specific components of the Patient Centered Care Delivery model. Examples may include informing the family of open medical record policy, supports open family visitation, family presence during resuscitation and other invasive procedures and promotes a quiet environment.
• Follows communication practices that minimize risks associated with handoffs among providers, and across transitions in care utilizing the SBAR process.
• Demonstrates competent clinical skills, critical thinking, and nursing judgment.
• Follows facility policies and procedures to promote patient safety (i.e. safe medication administration, equipment safety practices, radiation safety, fire prevention, etc).
• Incorporates patient data from multiple sources to identify problems and assure timely and appropriate intervention.
• Ensures the confidentiality and security of patient information while advocating for and involving the patient as appropriate.
• Evaluates changes in the patient condition and reports significant findings to the physician. Involves all disciplines, patient & family to coordinate effective medical and nursing interventions including rescue to achieve positive outcomes.
• Perform other duties as required and assigned.

Skills

RN licensure

BLS certification

Education

ADN

BSN preferred

Job description

St. Mary\'s Regional Medical Center in Enid, OK seeks a registered nurse to provide comprehensive patient care across multiple roles.

The position emphasizes assessment, plan-of-care development, and coordination with interdisciplinary teams to deliver safe, compassionate nursing services. Responsibilities include care planning, rounds, bedside reporting, patient advocacy, and strict adherence to safety policies.