Registered Nurse

Job Posting Title

Registered Nurse

Agency

131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory Organization

DOC Medical/MBCC

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Level I - $83,200.00Level II - $87,125.00Level III - $93,600.00This salary is non-negotiable.

Job Description

Location:

Mabel Bassett Correctional Center/Medical

This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work.

Bas i c Purpose :

Pos i t i ons i n th i s job fam i ly are ass i gned respons i b i l i t i es for prov i d i ng d i rect or i nd i rect profess i onal nurs i ng serv i ces i n a var i ety of sett i ngs. Th i s i ncludes prov i d i ng nurs i ng assessments, plann i ng, i ntervent i ons, evaluat i ons, health related educat i on, case management, and e x ecut i on of the med i cal reg i me i nclud i ng adm i n i ster i ng med i cat i ons and treatments prescr i bed by any person author i zed to prescr i be by state law.

Typ i cal Funct i ons :

• Assesses health status of i nd i v i duals, fam i l i es, and commun i t i es; develops plans and i mplements appropr i ate nurs i ng i ntervent i ons.

• Evaluates and determ i nes health resources necessary to meet i nd i v i dual, fam i ly and commun i ty health needs.

• Del i vers profess i onal nurs i ng care i n an ass i gned un i t, cl i n i c, home, or other sett i ng.

• Educates i nd i v i duals, fam i l i es, commun i t i es, and members of the health care team about the pr i nc i ples of d i sease prevent i on and health promot i on.

• Prov i des superv i s i on to other profess i onal or paraprofess i onal personnel; collaborates w i th other profess i onals i n the management of health care.

• Delegates tasks as may safely be performed by others, cons i stent w i th educat i onal preparat i on and that do not confl i ct w i th the prov i s i ons of the Oklahoma Nurs i ng Pract i ce Act.

• Assures qual i ty health care through use of var i ous measures such as record rev i ew, peer rev i ew, d i rect observat i on, and assessment of i nd i v i dual, fam i ly, and commun i ty for the des i red outcome.

• Performs spec i al i zed nurs i ng funct i ons as educat i onally prepared.

Level Descr i ptor :

Level I

Th i s i s the bas i c level of th i s job fam i ly where employees are ass i gned respons i b i l i ty for perform i ng bas i c level profess i onal nurs i ng care. Ass i gnments are generally well def i ned and may i nclude d i rect and i nd i rect nurs i ng care. Th i s may i nclude mon i tor i ng and assess i ng the health status of i nd i v i duals, plann i ng the nurs i ng care of the i nd i v i dual, putt i ng i ntervent i ons i n place, and evaluat i ng the outcome.

Level I I

Th i s i s the career level of the Reg i stered Nurse job fam i ly where employees are ass i gned respons i b i l i t i es for perform i ng profess i onal nurs i ng dut i es at the full performance level. Th i s w i ll i nvolve perform i ng a full range of dut i es i n mon i tor i ng and assess i ng the health status of i nd i v i duals, fam i l i es, and populat i on as well as def i n i ng a plan of care and prov i d i ng nurse case management and health educat i on when necessary. I t may also i nclude some l i m i ted respons i b i l i t i es for prov i d i ng d i rect i on, gu i dance, or tra i n i ng to other personnel, i n prov i d i ng care and treatment to pat i ents or cl i ents.

Level I I I

Th i s i s the sen i or level of th i s job fam i ly where employees are ass i gned more advanced respons i b i l i ty i n an ass i gned work un i t or i n an ass i gned geograph i c area and may be ass i gned respons i b i l i ty for d i rect superv i s i on. Employees at th i s level w i ll have comple x ass i gnments and a substant i al degree of respons i b i l i ty and i ndependence i n plann i ng, organ i z i ng, and complet i ng work. Employees at th i s level develop and present educat i onal programs relevant to nurs i ng pract i ces and standards or care and follow-up w i th evaluat i on of learn i ng. Th i s pos i t i on may i nclude complet i ng spec i al ass i gnments such as qual i ty i mprovement, mentor i ng, and surve i llance of potent i al pat i ent care i nc i dents of qual i ty i nd i cators for i nd i v i duals who may be at r i sk for rap i d status change. Respons i b i l i t i es may i nclude schedul i ng work ass i gnments, evaluat i ng health care and performance of ass i gned staff, prov i d i ng tra i n i ng, and otherw i se i nsur i ng qual i ty. Adm i n i strat i ve respons i b i l i t i es may i nclude approv i ng leave and i n i t i at i ng d i sc i pl i nary act i ons. Pos i t i ons wh i ch are ass i gned i ndependent respons i b i l i ty for coord i nat i ng health serv i ces or prov i d i ng nurs i ng care i n an ass i gned county or geograph i c area or as the only nurse i n that locat i on may also be i ncluded i n th i s level. Employees at th i s level deal w i th comple x health i ssues and may act for nurse managers i n the i r absence.

Knowledge, Sk i lls, Ab i l i t i es, and Competenc i es :

Level I

Knowledge, Sk i lls and Ab i l i t i es requ i red to perform dut i es at th i s level i nclude knowledge of the pr i nc i ples and pract i ces of profess i onal nurs i ng, of health promot i on, and of d i sease prevent i on.

Ab i l i ty i s requ i red to perform assessments and nurs i ng funct i ons as acqu i red i n the bas i c nurs i ng preparat i on program.

Level I I

Knowledge, Sk i lls and Ab i l i t i es requ i red at th i s level i nclude knowledge of profess i onal nurs i ng theory, pract i ces, and techn i ques; of health promot i on and d i sease prevent i on; of nurs i ng management of ava i lable health care resources; of nutr i t i on and d i et therapy; and of the funct i ons of var i ous cl i n i cal departments.

Ab i l i ty i s requ i red to ass i st i n the development, organ i zat i on, and i mplementat i on of an effect i ve nurs i ng care plan; to prov i de educat i on and tra i n i ng; to assess cond i t i on and needs of pat i ents, fam i l i es and commun i t i es appropr i ate to the care sett i ng; to take appropr i ate i ntervent i on; to counsel and teach pat i ents and fam i l i es; and to prov i de d i rect i on or gu i dance to non-l i censed personnel i n ass i gned area of respons i b i l i ty to ensure qual i ty care.

Level I I I

Knowledge, Sk i lls and Ab i l i t i es requ i red at th i s level i nclude knowledge of profess i onal nurs i ng theory, pract i ces, and techn i ques; of health promot i on and d i sease prevent i on; of nurs i ng management of ava i lable health care resources; of nutr i t i on and d i et therapy; of the funct i ons of var i ous cl i n i cal departments; of ava i lable health programs and resources; of federal and state rules and regulat i ons concern i ng health serv i ces; of accred i tat i on, cert i f i cat i on and l i censure standards; of prevent i ve health pract i ces; of pr i nc i ples and methods of teach i ng; of nurs i ng standards; and of nurs i ng pol i c i es and procedures.

Ab i l i ty i s requ i red to ass i st i n the development, organ i zat i on, and i mplementat i on of an effect i ve nurs i ng care plan; to prov i de educat i on and tra i n i ng; to assess cond i t i on and needs of pat i ents, fam i l i es and commun i t i es appropr i ate to the care sett i ng; to take appropr i ate i ntervent i on; to counsel and teach pat i ents and fam i l i es; to prov i de d i rect i on or gu i dance to non-l i censed personnel i n ass i gned area of respons i b i l i ty to ensure qual i ty care; to develop, plan, and i mplement an effect i ve nurs i ng care program; and to prov i de educat i on and tra i n i ng.

Educat i on and E x per i ence :

Level I

Educat i on and E x per i ence requ i rements at th i s level cons i st of possess i on of a val i d Oklahoma l i cense as a reg i stered nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nurs i ng; or Reg i stered Nurse L i cense recogn i zed by the Enhanced Nurse L i censure Compact ( eNLC ).

Level I I

Educat i on and E x per i ence requ i rements at th i s level cons i st of possess i on of a val i d Oklahoma l i cense as a reg i stered nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nurs i ng and one year of profess i onal nurs i ng e x per i ence; or Reg i stered Nurse L i cense recogn i zed by the Enhanced Nurse L i censure Compact ( eNLC ) and one year of profess i onal nurs i ng e x per i ence.

Level I I I

Educat i on and E x per i ence requ i rements at th i s level cons i st of possess i on of a val i d Oklahoma l i cense as a reg i stered nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nurs i ng and two years of profess i onal nurs i ng e x per i ence i n a f i eld of nurs i ng appropr i ate to the health care sett i ng; or Reg i stered Nurse L i cense recogn i zed by the Enhanced Nurse L i censure Compact ( eNLC ) and two years of profess i onal nurs i ng e x per i ence i n a f i eld of nurs i ng appropr i ate to the health care sett i ng.

Spec i al Requ i rements :

Appl i cants w i th the Department of Correct i ons must be w i ll i ng and able to work any ass i gned sh i ft or day of the week, and add i t i onal sh i fts as requ i red .

Some agenc i es may have determ i ned pos i t i ons i n th i s job fam i ly to be safety sens i t i ve as def i ned by 63 O.S. § 427.8.

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