Medical Step-Down RN
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Medical Center

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 under general supervision to patients with a range of health problems from simple to complex in a hospital setting. Core responsibilities include:

• Managing an assigned group of patients
• Documenting patient responses and changes in physician orders
• Assisting physicians with examinations and minor diagnostic procedures
• Monitoring physiological data and intervening as needed
• Administering medications, intravenous infusions, and blood products
• Delivering competent patient care and communicating care plans to patients and families
• Making referrals for patient care needs and delegating tasks to support staff

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Oklahoma
• Associate of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Minimum of 1 year of Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience within the last year
• Medical-Surgical (Med Surg) nursing experience

Additional Information

• Must have experience with MS/SD (Medical-Surgical/Step-Down) units
• ICU experience is preferred but not required