Registered Nurse
Oklahoma State Government
Registered Nurse
Oklahoma State Government
Purchases state-funded health care; ensures quality
Job Posting Title
Registered NurseAgency
131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSSupervisory Organization
DOC Medical/GPCCJob Posting End Date
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full timeJob Type
RegularCompensation
Level I - $83,200.00 - This salary is non-negotiable.Job Description
Great Plains Correctional Center/Medical
This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote work.
Basic Purpose:
Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for providing direct or indirect professionalnursing services in a variety of settings. This includes providing nursing assessments, planning,interventions, evaluations, health related education, case management, and execution of the medicalregime including administering medications and treatments prescribed by any person authorized toprescribe by state law.
Typical Functions:
Assesses health status of individuals, families, and communities; develops plans and implementsappropriate nursing interventions.
Evaluates and determines health resources necessary to meetindividual, family and communityhealth needs.
Delivers professional nursing care in an assigned unit, clinic, home, or other setting.
Educates individuals, families, communities, and members of the health care team about theprinciples of disease prevention and health promotion.
Provides supervision to other professional or paraprofessional personnel; collaborates with otherprofessionals in the management of health care.
Delegates tasks as may safely be performed by others, consistent with educationalpreparationand that do not conflict with the provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.
Assures quality health care through use of various measures such as record review, peer review,direct observation, and assessment of individual, family, and community for the desired outcome.
Performs specialized nursing functions as educationally prepared.
Level Descriptor:
Level I
This is the basic level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibilityfor performing basiclevel professional nursing care. Assignments are generally well defined and may include direct andindirect nursing care. This may include monitoring and assessing the health status of individuals,planning the nursing care of the individual, putting interventions in place, and evaluating the outcome.
Level II
This is the career level of the Registered Nurse job family where employees are assigned responsibilities for performing professional nursing duties at the full performance level. This will involve performing a full range of duties in monitoring and assessing the health status of individuals, families, and population as well as defining a plan of care and providing nurse case management and health education when necessary. It may also include some limited responsibilities for providing direction, guidance, or training to other personnel, in providing care and treatment to patients or clients.
Level III
This is the senior level of this job family where employees are assigned more advanced responsibility inan assigned work unit or in an assigned geographic area and may be assigned responsibility for directsupervision. Employees at this level will have complex assignments and a substantial degree ofresponsibility and independence in planning, organizing, and completing work. Employees at this leveldevelop and present educational programs relevant to nursing practices and standards or care andfollow-up with evaluation of learning. This position may include completing special assignments such asquality improvement, mentoring, and surveillance of potential patient care incidents of quality indicatorsfor individuals who may be at risk for rapid status change. Responsibilities may include scheduling workassignments, evaluating health care and performance of assigned staff, providing training, and otherwiseinsuring quality. Administrative responsibilities may include approving leave and initiating disciplinaryactions. Positions which are assigned independent responsibility for coordinating health services orproviding nursing care in an assigned county or geographic area or as the only nurse in that location mayalso be included in this level. Employees at this level deal with complex health issues and may act fornurse managers in their absence.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:
Level I
Knowledge, Skills andAbilities requiredto perform duties at this level include knowledge of the principlesand practices of professional nursing, of health promotion, and of disease prevention.
Ability is required to perform assessments and nursing functionsas acquired in the basic nursingpreparation program.
Level II
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, and techniques; of health promotion and disease prevention; of nursing management of available health care resources; of nutrition and diet therapy; and of the functions of various clinical departments.
Ability is required to assist in the development, organization, and implementation of an effective nursing care plan; to provide education and training; to assess condition and needs of patients, families and communities appropriate to the care setting; to take appropriate intervention; to counsel and teach patients and families; and to provide direction or guidance to non-licensed personnel in assigned area of responsibility to ensure quality care.
LevelIII
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of professional nursing theory,practices, and techniques; of health promotion and disease prevention; of nursing management ofavailable health care resources; of nutrition and diet therapy; of the functions of various clinicaldepartments; of available health programs and resources; of federal and state rules and regulationsconcerning health services; of accreditation, certification and licensure standards; of preventive healthpractices; of principles and methods of teaching; of nursing standards; and of nursing policies andprocedures.
Ability is required to assist in the development, organization, and implementation of an effective nursingcare plan; to provide education and training; to assess condition and needs of patients, families andcommunities appropriate to the care setting; to take appropriate intervention; to counsel and teachpatients and families; to provide direction or guidance to non-licensed personnel in assigned area ofresponsibility to ensure quality care; to develop, plan, and implement an effective nursing care program;and to provide education and training.
Education and Experience:
Level I
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of possession of a valid Oklahoma licenseas a registered nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing; or Registered Nurse Licenserecognized by the Enhanced NurseLicensure Compact (eNLC).
Level II
Education and Experience requirements at thislevel consist of possession of a valid Oklahoma license as a registered nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing and one year of professional nursing experience; or Registered Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) and one year of professional nursing experience.
Level III
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of possession of a valid Oklahoma licenseas a registered nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing and two years of professionalnursing experience in a field of nursing appropriate to the health care setting; or Registered NurseLicense recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) and two years of professionalnursing experience in a field of nursing appropriate to the health care setting.
Special Requirements:
Applicants with the Department of Corrections must be willing and able to work any assigned shift or dayof the week, and additional shifts as required.
Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by63O.S. § 427.8.
Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
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Purchases state-funded health care; ensures quality
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority manages the costs of state-purchased health care in Oklahoma, using state and federal funds to procure services for eligible residents. It distributes funds to purchase care, monitors costs, enforces quality standards, and builds partnerships to improve access and outcomes. It differs from private payers by being a government agency that coordinates public funding and policy for vulnerable populations, focusing on cost containment and public accountability. Its goal is to provide accessible, high-quality, publicly funded health care for Oklahoma residents in a fiscally responsible way while continually improving purchasing strategies and partnerships.
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