Registered Nurse RN PRN Days

Oceans Healthcare; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceans Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse RN for their new behavioral health facility in Norman, Oklahoma. The role involves leadership in patient care, utilizing the nursing process, and ensuring high-quality nursing standards. Candidates must have a valid nursing license and an Associate Degree in Nursing. Join a dedicated team in a high-paced environment focused on mental health.

Benefits

Sponsorships for Registered Nurses

Qualifications

• Current, valid, and active license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• One year of inpatient hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process for individualized patient care.
• Administers medications and educates patients on prescribed medications.
• Implements staff assignments and ensures continuity of care.

Skills

Communication

Critical Thinking

Organizational Skills

Cultural Sensitivity

Leadership

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

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Norman Regional Health System and Oceans Healthcare have partnered to expand access to behavioral health services in south central Oklahoma through construction of a new, state-of-the-art behavioral hospital. Opening Summer 2024.

Behavioral Health Center at Porter Health Village, a 48-bed facility, will more than double Norman Regional Health System’s inpatient capacity for adult and senior behavioral health patients and add new services, including an intensive outpatient program and a dedicated geriatric behavioral health unit. The freestanding hospital will be located on the Norman Regional Porter campus and replace the existing 20-bed behavioral health unit.

We Offer Sponsorships For Registered Nurses

The Registered Nurse assumes primary leadership accountability and responsibility for milieu management and directing patient care activities of other nursing staff. The Registered Nurse maintains standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards. The Registered Nurse assesses the patient utilizing the nursing process to formulate an individualized plan of care for each patient, implements interventions, and evaluates outcomes consistent with policy and appropriate to the current client’s condition, which promote, maintain, and restore physical and mental health, and prevent illness. The Registered Nurse interprets age/disability specific information in response to client population served. The Registered Nurse provides for the safe delivery of medication in accordance with the policies and procedures, physicians orders and/or current practice. The Registered Nurse is responsible for thorough, accurate reporting, and documentation of the patient’s symptoms, responses, and progress. The Registered Nurse assumes responsibility for professional development, continuing education and maintaining licensure. All duties to be done in accordance with Joint Commission, Federal and State regulations, Oceans' Mission, policies and procedures and Performance Improvement Standards.

Essential Functions:

1. Utilizes the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation and formulating nursing interventions directed towards development of an individualized plan of care and treatment modalities.
2. Identifies risk levels, precautions, and expected outcomes individualized to the client to include discharge planning; prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes; evaluates the effectiveness of interventions in relation to expected outcomes; conducts ongoing assessment of clients from admission to discharge; initiates medical/psychiatric crisis intervention to stabilize and ensure the well-being of the patient's conditions.
3. Demonstrates knowledge of psychiatric disorders and appropriate nursing interventions; implements nursing interventions identified in the plan of care that is individualized to the patient needs. Applies appropriate interventions to progress the patient towards wellness and addresses maintenance of wellness.
4. Administers medications as prescribed safely; provides education on prescribed medications; recognizes signs and symptoms of adverse drug reactions.
5. Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, and responsibility for decision making, quality nursing care, and knowledge base of psychiatric nursing care.
6. Reviews, revises, and updates medical records within facility guidelines and timeframes. Transcribes and implements physician's orders according to facility policy; documents care, progress, response to intervention in medical record in an accurate, thorough and concise manner.
7. Follows up on client care responsibilities, communicates incomplete assignments, and current client needs to staff to assure continuity of care.
8. Implements staff assignments and delegation of duties using appropriate judgment and knowledge; Demonstrates positive willingness to assist staff and patients; functions as an advocate for patient needs/safety.
9. Utilizes nursing knowledge to successfully meet the needs of the facility, patient population, and staff members utilizes nursing resources to enhance evidence-based practice.
10. Float among various clinical services, where qualified and competent and performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements:

Current, valid, and active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment at Oceans Healthcare hospital. Valid Compact licenses are also acceptable. Minimum of an Associate Degree in Nursing required. One year of inpatient hospital experience preferred.

High stress tolerance, effective communication skills, organizational skills, cultural sensitivity, knowledge of physical and emotional development, critical thinking, self-confidence, and ability to lead. Must complete CPR certification and Oceans-approved behavioral health de-escalation program.

Subject to interruptions, high-paced environment, potential exposure to odors, sights, and unpredictable patient behavior. Requires spending approximately 90% or more of the time inside a building with temperature variations.