Registered Nurse I-Medical Progressive Care Unit

Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse I for the Full Time Nights shift on the 3 West Step Down Medical Progressive Care Unit.

You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using the nursing process for patients with diverse respiratory-focused diagnoses and higher acuity in a lower nurse-to-patient ratio. Required education includes a state-approved nursing diploma/degree with licensure eligibility.

Qualifications

• Completion of basic professional nursing curriculum and approved diploma/degree.
• Current nursing licensure or eligibility as required by state boards.
• 0–6 months related RN experience preferred for entry level.

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process to provide patient care.
• Assesses and plans care considering age, culture and psychosocial factors.
• Documents steps of the nursing process accurately.
• Uses appropriate medical terminology in clinical notes.
• Addresses problems and tracks progress toward goals.
• Supports discharge planning with referrals and patient education.
• Collaborates with other disciplines and participates in education activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Organization

Detail oriented

Education

Nursing diploma/degree

Job description

Full Time Nights 3 West - Step Down Medical Progressive Care Unit

• Variable medical diagnoses with respiratory emphasis
• Higher acuity medical/surgical progressive care patient population
• Lower nurse : patient ratio with higher acuity patients

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.

Medical Progressive Care Unit - 3W - Yale Campus Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

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.