Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Full Time 1st , 2nd or 3rd Shift

We are currently looking for a Full Time Float RN to join our Inpatient Staffing team located at the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center.
Summary:
Provides professional and clinical healthcare services to Native American beneficiaries in the following patient care areas: Acute Care, Women's Care/OB, Emergency Department, Surgery Center, and ICU.
Responsibilities:

• Participates in performance improvement activities to measure, assess and improve the quality of assigned work area
• Maintains confidentiality, security, and integrity of data and information in accordance with HIPAA regulations
• Provides and advocates age and culturally appropriate, holistic patient care based upon facility mission statements and as outlined in policies and procedures
• Plans and provides routine and comprehensive patient care by utilizing and documenting the nursing process, including teaching patients and their families, and discharge planning
• Completes care planning for all new patients and reviews the care plan for assigned patients every 24 hours
• Attends discharge planning meetings as assigned
• Calculates and administers prescribed medications, IV fluids, and blood products according to facility policies and procedures
• Oversees the administration of medications, IV fluids and blood products for LPN's and LPN II's, according to facility policies and procedures
• Participates in educating staff in competency issues, including the orientation of new staff to the unit
• Provides a 24-hour assessment of patients for LPN staff on the same rotation
• Coordinates with staff when notification of the physician is needed for changes in patient condition to ensure that all needed documentation and information is available
• Ensures adherence to the standards of other regulatory agencies
• Plans and implements patient care in a manner that ensures it is appropriate to the patient's needs, age and condition
• Provides a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors by the reducing and controlling environmental hazards and risks and the preventing accidents and injuries
• Maintains a positive attitude, even in stressful situations, have strong emotional intelligence and maturity
• Greets and introduces self; updates communication board; gives bedside report, if applicable, during shift hand-off
• Answers call lights and cares for patient needs in a manner that puts patient satisfaction and high-quality patient care as top priority
• Maintains annual educational requirements
• Provides first class customer service to both internal and external customers and responds to inquiries, compliments and/or complaints with professionalism, courtesy, and efficiency

• Answers questions in a courteous and professional manner
• Greets and engages with a smile
• Determines needs, seeks positive experience and outcomes

• Completes all training and development requirements and participates in continuing education opportunities
• Works in a collaborative and supportive manner to support the productivity and safety of the work area, team members and customers of all types

• Maintains general upkeep of work area and maintains a safe environment
• Maintains and promotes professionalism
• Punctual and consistent in meeting start time, work schedule, attendance and other assigned work time metrics
• Adheres to Chickasaw Nation dress code standards

• Maintains knowledge of and follows all rules, regulations, policies and guidelines for assigned area
• Adheres to the Chickasaw Nation Dress code standard
• Assists the provider with diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical procedures, exams, specimen collection, and other care as directed
• Coordinates with other team members to ensure meaningful hourly rounding is completed
• Documents assessments, interventions, all aspects of patient care, and the patient's response to interventions
• Charge nurse duties may include the following, not an all-inclusive list: Make appropriate and safe patient assignments, facilitate safe patient flow of admissions, discharges, and transfers
• Communicates with the house supervisor and staff nurses about patient status and changes
• Promotes cohesiveness among the interdisciplinary team
• Provides oversight of all agency and contract staff
• Transfers care as appropriate, utilizing the SBAR system
• Ensures adherence to facility standards and those of other regulatory agencies
• Advocates and actively participates in patient education, i.e., diagnosis, treatments, medications, and discharge instructions
• Maintains and promotes professionalism
• Must work a total of 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• Must work day and night shifts consistently, as requested by the Inpatient Staffing Manager and/or Inpatient Staffing Coordinator
• Must work 1 major holiday (4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day) and 3 minor holidays (Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Labor Day, Piominko Day, and Veteran's Day), each year
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Competencies:
Essential:

• Able to follow instructions, both written and oral
• Able to adhere to all scheduling and attendance requirements
• Delegates to appropriate personnel and follows-up to ensure required results and standards are met
• Honesty, truthfulness, reliability, accountability
• Able to read, understand, apply, and retain knowledge of Chickasaw Nation, departmental, divisional and all other rules, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Able to verbally communicate in a professional and positive manner with other team members, departments, guests and management

Skills:
Essential:

• Basic Computer skills
• Medication administration
• Excellent Phone Skills

Experience:
Essential:
* 1 year directly related experience
Education:
Essential:
* Graduate from an accredited school of nursing required
Credentials:
Essential:

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
• Pass general background check
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Registered Nurse

Nonessential:

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Oklahoma Preceptor License
• Trauma Nursing Core Course
• Certified Emergency Nurse

Nonessential:
* NRP certifications must be obtained within (3) months for the Obstetrics Unit, if not current
Working Conditions:
Essential:

• Stressful environment due to any or a combination of deadlines, pressures, multiple tasks, lines of communication, risks, speed of operations, etc.
• Works in a hospital or clinic environment
• Interacts with patients in difficult and/or emergency situations
• Potential exposure to contagious diseases
• May be required to assist individuals who are hostile, agitated or under the influence
• May be required to assist individuals with unmanaged emotions
• Pass pre-employment drug test
• Frequently bend, kneel, stoop, push, reach
• Constantly lift and or carry over 50 lbs
• Standing up to 100% of shift
• Walking up to 100% of shift
• May work evenings, weekends or holidays

Training
*It is the responsibility of each employee to attend required training for their position or profession as determined by their line of support (LOS) or the leadership of the Chickasaw Nation. It is the responsibility of those who supervise, manage or otherwise lead employees or teams to ensure each employee has access to and receives all required training.
Mission, Vision & Core Values

Mission:
*To enhance the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people.

Vision:
*To be a nation of successful and united people with a strong cultural identity.

Core Values:

• The Chickasaw People
• Cultural Identity
• Servant Leadership
• Selflessness
• Can Do Attitude
• Perseverance
• Stewardship
• Trust and Respect
• Loyalty
• Honesty and Integrity
• Teamwork