Registered Nurse, RN - Outpatient Care Unit

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee, Inc.; Muskogee (OK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Registered Nurse I at Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee, Inc. provides and coordinates patient care using the nursing process, aligning with hospital standards and unit policies.

This full-time day shift in Muskogee, OK runs Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm, with no weekends and occasional late-night coverage to ensure coverage for vacations. 0–6 months of related experience is acceptable; the role emphasizes teamwork, communication, documentation, and adherence to clinical pathways

Qualifications

• Has completed the basic nursing program and holds RN license.
• Strong knowledge of disease management, clinical pathways, and patient care standards.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication; ability to organize and prioritize work.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Collaborates with other disciplines and coordinates discharge planning and referrals.
• Documents nursing steps and monitors patient status with attention to age, culture, and psychosocial factors.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Patient care

Communication skills

Documentation

Education

RN degree or diploma

Tools

EHR software

Job description

Key Details

• Full Time
• Days
• Registered Nurse
• Fulltime
• Outpatient Care Staff
• float to PAT and Endoscopy as needed
• Critical Care experience preferred
• M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm
• 1 late night per week (additional may be required for coverage due to vacations, etc.)
• No weekends
• Must be flexible, easily adaptable to changing work areas
• Great Team Player
• Dependable
• Accountable

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.

Location

Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401

Safety Sensitive Position Statement

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.

EEO Statement

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.