RN Medical Step-Down
Oklahoma City, OK
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse - Medicine Specialty

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
Experience Required: Minimum 1 year of nursing experience
Preferred Experience: ICU experience preferred; MS/SD experience required

Job Description

• Provide nursing care to patients with a range of health problems from simple to complex under general supervision.
• Manage an assigned group of patients, documenting responses to nursing interventions and changes in physician orders.
• Assist physicians with patient examinations and minor diagnostic procedures.
• Obtain and monitor physiological data, observe patient conditions, and intervene as necessary.
• Administer prescribed medications, regulate and monitor IV infusions and blood products.
• Deliver competent patient care and communicate care plans to patients and families during hospitalization and at discharge.
• Inform patients and families about hospital procedures.
• Make referrals for patient care needs to appropriate personnel.
• Delegate tasks to support staff.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Associate of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Minimum of 1 year of Stepdown (MS/SD) experience within the last year.
• Med Surg experience.