RN Med/Surg & Stepdown (Transplant)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma University Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Surgical 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 on a medical/surgical unit. This position involves caring for post-surgical kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients as well as pre-transplant patients undergoing evaluation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned group of patients, documenting responses to nursing interventions and physician orders.
• Assist physicians with patient examinations and minor diagnostic procedures.
• Monitor physiological data and intervene as necessary.
• Administer medications, intravenous infusions, and blood products.
• Communicate care plans with patients and families during hospitalization and at discharge.
• Delegate tasks to support staff.
• Make referrals regarding patient care needs.
• Work on a mixed medical/surgical and stepdown unit (not a PACU position).
• May be assigned to medical/surgical (MS) or stepdown (SD) patients depending on staffing and acuity.
• Preceptor and charge nurse experience preferred.

Shift & Hours

• 12-hour shifts
• 36 hours per week

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Oklahoma.
• Minimum 1 year of telemetry experience within the last year.
• Acute care experience.
• Stepdown experience.
• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Associate of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher from a board-approved program.
• Experience with ENT and/or transplant patients preferred.
• Preceptor and charge nurse experience preferred.

Skills

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

Note: This position requires close monitoring of transplant patients for infection, rejection, and timely medication delivery.