Registered Nurse I (Experienced) PCU

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee, Inc.; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee, Inc. in Muskogee, OK is seeking a Registered Nurse I for the Progressive Care Unit on a full-time day shift. This role emphasizes applying the nursing process to plan, implement and evaluate patient care with attention to age, culture, and psychosocial factors.

Requirements include completion of an approved nursing program and an Oklahoma RN license (multistate allowed). Experience ranges from 0–6 months. Not available for new grads.

Qualifications

• Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree.
• Valid RN license (state or multistate) required.
• 0–6 months related nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to care for patients.
• Assesses, organizes, and completes patient care with consideration for patient age, culture and psychosocial factors.
• Documents steps of the nursing process.
• Uses proper medical terminology in documentation and communication.
• Addresses patient problems and progress toward goals.
• Facilitates discharge through referrals and patient education resources.
• Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate and supports unit/hospital goals through PI and education activities.

Skills

Nursing process

Patient care

Interpersonal communication

Organization and prioritization

Detail oriented

Collaborating with disciplines

Education

Nursing diploma/degree approved by state board

RN license valid in Oklahoma (multistate allowed)

Job description

Full Time Days Registered Nurse Fulltime PCU Not available for New Grads

Job Summary

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.

Minimum Education

Has 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.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification

Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License.

Work Experience

0 - 6 months related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 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.

Essential Functions and 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, suitable to patient age and cultural/psychosocial factors.
• 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.

Decision Making

Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only.

Working Relationship

• Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise).
• Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise).
• Has input on performance evaluations but does not prepare or give.
• Works directly with patients and/or customers.
• Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
• Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
• Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.
• Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.

Special Job Dimensions

None.

Supplemental Information

This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Progressive Care Unit - Muskogee Campus Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401

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EOE Protected Veterans/Disability

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.