Job Posting Title

Registered Nurse III - Staff Development

Agency

650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Supervisory Organization

Sulphur Veterans Home

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

September 25, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

$40.00 USD Hourly

Shift 8:00am - 4:30pm Mon - Fri

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for providing direct or indirect professional nursing services in a variety of settings. This includes providing nursing assessments, planning, interventions, evaluations, health related education, case management, and execution of the medical regime including administering medications and treatments prescribed by any person authorized to prescribe by state law.

Typical Functions

• 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 members of the health care team about the principles of disease prevention and health promotion.

• Provides supervision to other professional or paraprofessional personnel; collaborates with other professionals in the management of health care.

• Delegates tasks as may safely be performed by others, consistent with educational preparation and that do not conflict with the provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.

• Assures quality health care through use of various measures such as record review, peer review, direct observation, and assessment of individual, family, and community for the desired outcome.

• Performs specialized nursing functions as educationally prepared.

• Coordinate and conduct the orientation for all new hires. Ensure all training is completed in compliance with agency, state and federal regulations. Establish additional training through a Preceptor Orientation Evaluation Report. Develop, prepare and conduct all in-services for all staff as needed or required. Develop and maintain the annual training calendar. Develop, prepare and conduct for all shifts, nursing in-service classes on mandatory topics. Provide in-service as required on all new forms, products, procedures and equipment prior to implementation. Maintain documentation and ensure annual physical, PPD tests and MMR immunizations are completed as required.

• Assign Relias training to staff with completion dates and notify supervisors of those that do not complete training. Ensure staff are CPR certified and conduct CPR and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training for all staff as required. Monitor and maintain chemical training records for the entire facility. Required to provide nursing duties for the units when necessary. May be subject to work on the floor as house supervisor when needed.

Level Descriptor

This is the senior level of this job family where employees are assigned more advanced responsibility in an assigned work unit or in an assigned geographic area and may be assigned responsibility for direct supervision. Employees at this level will have complex assignments and a substantial degree of responsibility and independence in planning, organizing, and completing work. Employees at this level develop and present educational programs relevant to nursing practices and standards or care and follow-up with evaluation of learning. This position may include completing special assignments such as quality improvement, mentoring, and surveillance of potential patient care incidents of quality indicators for individuals who may be at risk for rapid status change. Responsibilities may include scheduling work assignments, evaluating health care and performance of assigned staff, providing training, and otherwise insuring quality. Administrative responsibilities may include approving leave and initiating disciplinary actions. Positions which are assigned independent responsibility for coordinating health services or providing nursing care in an assigned county or geographic area or as the only nurse in that location may also be included in this level. Employees at this level deal with complex health issues and may act for nurse managers in their absence.

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