Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler) 2S Observation

This position is ECB status – requires a minimum number of worked hours per month as needed by the department; limited benefit offerings. Nights Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler) 2 S Observation 7p - 7a $65.00 per hour 2 years' experience in relevant area preferred requires signed 13-week agreement requires a minimum of (2) 12-hour shifts per week Requires weekend and holiday availability per department guidelines.

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler) 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. BLS and ACLS preferred.

Work Experience:

1 year related experience in selected specialty.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Working knowledge of 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 in caring for assigned patients.
• Completes assessment and individualizes plan of care within established unit/nursing guidelines.
• Carries out nursing care with consideration for cultural and psychosocial factors and ages of individual patients.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and performs nursing skills appropriate for the patient population.
• Anticipates patient/unit needs.
• Demonstrates sound knowledge base: Bio-psychosocial.
• Delegates and communicates effectively and appropriately.
• Demonstrates professional judgment in response to changing patient/unit situations.
• Documents steps of the nursing process/care on the appropriate record.
• Records data concisely, consistently, accurately, and legibly.
• Utilizes correct medical terminology abbreviations.
• Addresses problems and progress toward outcomes according to unit/nursing policy.
• Facilitates patient teaching discharge.
• Makes timely, appropriate referrals.
• Utilizes resources in planning and presenting patient education, considering patient age and cultural/psychosocial factors.
• Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate.
• Supports unit/hospital goals through PI and educational activities.
• Attends mandatory in-services and meets unit education standards.
• Accurately completes variance reports.

Decision Making:

Independent judgment in planning the sequence of operations and making minor decisions in a complex technical or professional field.

Working Relationship:

Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal/external customers. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

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.

2 South Observation - Muskogee Campus Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401

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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.