RN Resident - Registered Nurse - Medicine Specialty - Days and Nights Available

Position Title:

RN Resident - Registered Nurse - Medicine Specialty - Days and Nights Available

Department:

Med Specialty Step Down

Job Description:

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Location: University of Oklahoma Medical Center 6 W

Shift Available: Full Time (36 hours/week) 7p-7a

Our Medicine Specialty unit is located in University of Oklahoma Medical Center 6 East Floor.  This unit cares for a variety of issues such as hypertension, diabetes, sepsis, renal failure, liver failure, fracture, Osteomyelitis, pyelonephritis, pancreatitis and more!  Medicine specialty functions in units called pods consisting of the RN, LPN, and CTA working together using our Collaborative Care Model.  Our team works collaboratively as a unit which providing opportunities to grow in your career. Registered Nurses responsibilities and expectations include monitoring patients' conditions, assessing their needs to provide the best possible care, education, observing, interpreting patient symptoms, and communication , collaboration with physicians to devise individualized care plans for patients. We are looking for a dedicated, passionate, empathetic, team players in our Medicine Specialty unit.  Medicine Specialty is a great unit to build a strong foundation as a healthcare provider.  Employees love working in Medicine Specialty because of the teamwork, and an opportunity to learn from a variety of cases!

The OU Health Nurse Residency Program provides the graduate nurse with resources and rich experiences that will serve as a strong foundation for a successful nursing career. OU Health nurse residents receive guidance and support from a primary preceptor and clinical education specialist to successfully bridge the transition from student to professional practice. The program features ongoing structured learning opportunities for residents, a strong social support network, mentoring and preparation to obtain national certification in their chosen specialty area. Candidates must have a current RN license or compact RN license to practice in Oklahoma prior to beginning the program and have less than one year of RN clinical experience to be eligible to enroll in our Nurse Residency Program.

General Description: An OU Health Registered Nurse (RN) I works under general supervision, providing the highest quality of care to patients in a hospital setting with health problems ranging from simple to complex. They model the OU Health Way, as evident in their work output and interactions with employees and patients, through living OU Health’s core values of putting Patients. First, pursuing Relentless. Excellence, showing Integrity, seeking. Inclusion for all staff and patients, always Learning, and valuing Teamwork. RN I represents the nurse who is a novice or an advanced beginner advancing to competent. While advancing from novice to competent, the nurse relies on rules rather than principles which are independent of specific situations. The advanced beginner may have enough real experience to begin to formulate principles. Essential Responsibilities • Aligns behaviors with OU Health values and maintains nursing professional practice standards. • Assumes responsibility for an assigned patient or group of patients. • Documents patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments, noting all changes in physician order on assigned patients. • Assists physician in the examination of patients and in performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatment. • Obtains and monitors physiological data of patients, observes the physiological manifestations of patients, and intervenes when necessary.

Administers medication as prescribed. • Initiates, regulates and monitors intravenous infusions and blood products. • Delivers patient care safely and competently. • Resolves patient complaints in a timely manner in accordance with policy and in collaboration with support staff. • Informs patient and family of hospital procedures and shares care plan during the time of care and at the time of discharge. • Makes referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel. • Fosters a growth mindset through seeking mentorship, remaining open to coaching and feedback, and maintaining professional certification(s)/licensure in order to perpetually develop and uphold the skills required for proficiency within the nursing profession. • Develops a professional career plan and establishes personal, performance goals in alignment with enterprise-wide metrics, frequently measuring progress with department leadership. • Fosters an inclusive workforce where individual differences are valued and maximized to achieve OU Health’s winning aspiration. •