RN Medicine Specialty FS
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Medicine Specialty

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Job Summary

Provide nursing care under general supervision to patients with a range of health problems from simple to complex in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned group of patients.
• Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed treatments; note changes in physician orders.
• Assist physicians with patient examinations and minor diagnostic procedures.
• Obtain and monitor patients' physiological data; observe and intervene as necessary.
• Administer medications, initiate and monitor intravenous infusions and blood products.
• Deliver competent patient care.
• Communicate care plans to patients and families during hospitalization and at discharge.
• Inform patients and families about hospital procedures.
• Make referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel.
• Delegate tasks to support staff.
• May be floated to any area of the hospital, including Med/Surg and Step down units.

Work Schedule

• Shift: 12-hour shifts
• Hours per week: 36

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oklahoma.
• Med Surg (1 year of experience).
• Med Surg experience within the last year.
• BLS issued by American Heart Association.
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Stepdown experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (or higher) from a board-approved program.

Additional Information

• May be required to float to various hospital units as needed.