Clinic RN - Health Care Clinic

Overview Registered Nurse – Days Agency within the Department of Veterans Affairs provides direct and indirect professional nursing services across health care settings, including assessments, planning, interventions, evaluations, education, case management, and administration of prescribed medical regimens.

Compensation: $40.00 per hour.

Responsibilities Assesses health status of individuals, families, and communities; develops plans and implements appropriate nursing interventions.

Evaluates and determines health resources necessary to meet individual, family, and community health needs.

Delivers professional nursing care in an assigned unit, clinic, home, or other setting.

Educates individuals, families, communities, and health‑care team members about disease prevention and health‑promotion principles.

Provides supervision to professional or paraprofessional personnel and collaborates with other health‑care professionals in management.

Delegates tasks safely to others in accordance with educational preparation and the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.

Ensures quality of health care through record review, peer review, direct observation, and assessment of desired outcomes.

Performs specialized nursing functions as educationally prepared.

Schedules work assignments, evaluates staff performance, provides training, and insures quality of care.

Approves leave and initiates disciplinary actions as administrative duties.

Coordinates health services or delivers nursing care in an assigned geographic area, acting as sole nurse when necessary.

Education and Experience Valid Oklahoma registered nurse license or a license recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

Two years of nursing experience in a field appropriate to the health‑care setting.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies Professional nursing theory, practices, and techniques.

Health promotion and disease prevention.

Nursing management of health‑care resources.

Nutrition and diet therapy.

Functions of clinical departments and available health programs and resources.

Federal and state rules and regulations concerning health services.

Accreditation, certification, and licensure standards.

Preventive health practices.

Teaching principles and methods.

Nursing standards and policies.

Development, organization, and implementation of effective nursing care plans.

Education and training provision for patients, families, and staff.

Assessment of patient, family, and community conditions and needs.

Appropriate intervention and counseling.

Direction of non‑licensed personnel to ensure quality care.

Planning and implementation of nursing care programs.

Special Requirements Some agencies may designate positions in this job family as safety‑sensitive (see 63 O.S. §427.8).

Equal Opportunity Employment The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

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