Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Summary

Assessment/reassessment - Systematically assesses / reassesses the health care needs of individuals; appropriate for specific age groups and patient conditions. Involves patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate.

Nursing Diagnosis and Outcomes - Analyzes assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, involving patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate.

Implementation and Coordination of Care - Provides nursing care through interventions to achieve goals and needs using professional judgement guided by current practice standards, rules, regulations and policy.

Evaluation and Discharge - Evaluates patient outcomes by utilizing the critical thinking process and evidence based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts and reach sound conclusions.

Professional Practice

Maintains professional working relationship with physicians to facilitate excellent patient care.

Assists in the maintenance of logs (patient/medication fridge, crash cart).

Qualifications

IV insertion skills required.

Education

Diploma or Associate's degree (ADN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.

Experience

Previous experience in healthcare field preferred

Licensure/Certification/Registration/Professional Designation ETC

Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license. Basic Life Support (BLS) training or retraining is required during orientation prior to providing patient care. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment.

OTHER KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES

New grads are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency Program.