Norman Regional Health System

South-central Oklahoma health system

Registered Nurse - Multiple Teams

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNorman, OK, USA

About the Job

Requirements

Must be able to float between all approved unit pods: Med/Surg (Medical Surgical Observation, Ortho, Surgical, and Medical/Oncology), Intermediate Care (IMC and PCCU), Critical Care (ICU), and Emergency Department campuses.
A diploma or Associate’s degree in nursing is required.
Med/Surg Pod requires one year of experience in an equivalent area.
IMC Pod requires one year of IMC or equivalent experience.
Critical Care requires two years of critical care experience, including sufficient orientation to and demonstrated annual competencies for Basic and Advanced Hemodynamics, pacemaker, and mechanical ventilation.
ER Pod requires two years of emergency department experience.
Med/Surg Pod requires a current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license, Basic Life Support, and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale certification.
Intermediate and Critical Care Pods require a current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license, Basic Life Support, and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale certification, plus Advanced Cardiac Life Support and basic EKG interpretation certification within six months of hire.
ER Pod requires a current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license, Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, and basic EKG certification, plus Pediatric Advanced Life Support and MANDT certification within six months of employment.
All required certifications—Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and MANDT—must be maintained through retraining for the duration of employment.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with other health professionals; assess patients and analyze assessment data; establish goals, care strategies, and priorities; implement care; delegate tasks safely; provide safe direct and indirect nursing care; evaluate responses to interventions; and perform nursing functions consistent with knowledge and skills acquired beyond basic nursing preparation.
Assess or manage patient care, or provide direct patient care, while flexing between HealthPlex departments and settings that may include critical care, intermediate care, med/surg, and the emergency room.
Systematically assess and reassess healthcare needs for appropriate age groups and patient conditions, involving patients, families, and other healthcare providers as appropriate.
Analyze assessments to determine nursing diagnoses and expected outcomes, involving patients, families, and other healthcare providers as appropriate.
Provide nursing interventions to achieve patient goals and needs using professional judgment guided by current practice standards, rules, regulations, and policy.
Evaluate patient outcomes using critical thinking and evidence-based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts, and reach sound conclusions.
Maintain professional nursing practice.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing is preferred.

Departmental Overview

Compensation / Benefits

$31.31 - $51.14/hr. based on previous work experience.
Flex differential $15/hr.
Evening differential $2.50/hr.
Night differential $3.00/hr.
Weekend differential $3.00/hr.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, retirement plans, free parking, and opportunities for advancement.

The Flex Pool is made up of an adaptable and dynamic team of employees that is able to work in multiple service lines at all four NRHS campuses. These include medical and cardiac intensive care units, medical and cardiac step down units, med/surg, ortho/neuro, oncology, and post-surgical units as well as the occasional special assignment that may include procedural areas. The Flex Pool is dedicated to providing exceptional care when and where needed throughout the organization.

Job Summary

RN essential functions include, but are not limited to: collaboration with other health professionals, assessment, analyzing assessment data, establishing goals, planning care strategy, establishing priorities of care, implementing care, delegating tasks safely, providing safe direct and indirect nursing care, evaluating responses to interventions, and performing additional nursing functions in accordance with knowledge and skills acquired beyond basic nursing preparation. Assesses or manages the care of patients, or provides direct patient care. Flex between HealthPlex departments in a variety of settings that may include critical care, intermediate care, med/surg, and emergency room.

Assessment/reassessment - Systematically assesses / reassesses the health care needs of individuals; appropriate for specific age groups and patient conditions. Involves patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate.
Nursing Diagnosis and Outcomes - Analyzes assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, involving patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate.
Implementation and Coordination of Care - Provides nursing care through interventions to achieve goals and needs using professional judgement guided by current practice standards, rules, regulations and policy.
Evaluation and Discharge - Evaluates patient outcomes by utilizing the critical thinking process and evidence based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts and reach sound conclusions.
Professional Practice.

Qualifications

Must be able to float between all the units of the approved pods.
Approved pods include Med/Surg – Medical Surgical Observation, Ortho, Surgical, Medical/Oncology.
Intermediate Care - IMC and PCCU.
Critical Care - ICU.
Emergency Department - Hwy 9, Moore Medical Center, and HealthPlex campuses.

Education

Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
Experience RN experience as follows:
Med/Surg Pod - 1-year experience in an equivalent area.
IMC Pod 1 year IMC or equivalent experience.
Critical Care - 2 Years Critical Care Experience to include sufficient orientation to and demonstrated annual competencies for Basic & Advanced Hemodynamics, Pacemaker and Mechanical Ventilation.
ER Pod - 2 years ED experience.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

Med/Surg Pod - Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license, Basic Life Support (BLS) and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS).
Intermediate and Critical Care Pods - in addition to current Oklahoma RN license, BLS, and NIHSS, must also have Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) & Basic EKG interpretation certified within 6 months of hire.
ER Pod - In addition to current Oklahoma RN license, BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and basic EKG, must have Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and MANDT certification within 6 months of employment.
All required certifications BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, PALS, and MANDT must be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment.

Schedule

7p-7a
Work Shift

Night
Position Type

Regular Full Time

About the Company

Norman Regional Health System

South-central Oklahoma health system

Norman Regional Health System is a public health system serving south-central Oklahoma through hospital, outpatient and community care. Its flagship Norman Regional Hospital treats patients in specialties including cardiovascular care, orthopedics and childbirth, with separate emergency facilities in Moore and east Norman. Primary and specialty clinics, urgent care and diagnostic centers extend care beyond the hospital, while EMSSTAT runs emergency transport for surrounding communities. The system is operated by the Norman Regional Hospital Authority, a public trust. Founded in 1946, Norman Regional Health System is headquartered in Norman, Oklahoma.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Norman, OK
Founded: 1946

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