Med/Surg & Step-Down RN
Oklahoma City, OK
Access Healthcare
4x12 hrs

RN Medicine Specialty

Location

• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Schedule

• 12-hour shifts
• 48 hours per week

Job Summary

• Provides nursing care in a hospital setting for patients with a range of health problems.
• May be floated to any area of the hospital.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oklahoma
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• Current Basic Life Support certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg experience

Skills

• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures
• Ability to organize, plan, coordinate, and evaluate nursing services
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with other employees
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to respond effectively to cultural and language needs of patients and visitors
• Some computer skills

Core Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for an assigned group of patients
• Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments
• Assist physicians with examinations and minor diagnostic procedures and treatment
• Obtain and monitor patient physiological data and intervene when necessary
• Administer medications and manage intravenous infusions and blood products
• Deliver patient care
• Communicate care plans and discharge information to patients and families
• Inform patients and families of hospital procedures
• Make referrals regarding patient care needs
• Delegate tasks to support staff