Registered Nurse (Internal Traveler) - Cardiac Progressive - Intensive Care

Cardiology Specialty Universal B - Yale Campus

This unit is a universal bed concept aimed at providing care to patients with varying levels of complexity, including but not limited to:

• Structural heart procedures
• Recovering patients treated in the cath lab
• Electrophysiology interventions
• Advanced diagnostic heart failure treatments
• Acute MI/Non-stemi
• Treating Arrhythmia's
• Managing ventilators and BiPap
• Cardiogenic and Septic Shock

13-week contract

$55/hr + shift differentials

2 - 12 hour shifts required

Variable day shift to include every other weekend.

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.

Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136

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