Charge Nurse II Surgery/Trauma/Urology, Premium Weekend, Days

Registered Nurse

Join our dynamic team as a Registered Nurse in the General Surgery/Trauma/Urology department at our Yale Campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This full-time position offers a competitive sign-on bonus and relocation assistance, along with the opportunity to work in a supportive environment focused on patient care.

Job Description

• Coordinates activities of personnel on assigned shifts to maintain continuity of care, patient flow, and throughput accountability.
• Arranges for staffing levels according to acuities and census.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing and hospital standards and unit policies and procedures for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating patient functional status.
• Uses the nursing process and physician orders to develop individualized patient care plans.
• Provides care/interventions based upon the individual care plan; continually assesses the effects of interventions, medication, and treatments.
• Participates in discharge planning and assists in guiding/directing nursing staff in utilizing these processes.
• Documents steps in the nursing process in the medical record utilizing appropriate medical terminology and hospital-approved abbreviations.
• Reports observations and findings regarding patients to the appropriate person and records those observations accurately and concisely.
• Complies with all health system, hospital, and unit safety guidelines.
• Coordinates maintenance of safe and satisfactory environmental conditions for staff and patients through continuous monitoring of unit for compliance with safety and infection control programs, policies, and procedures.
• Responds effectively to patient emergencies and applies teaching/learning principles in the promotion of patient health education based upon identified goals.
• Investigates patient and staff complaints; investigates patient care incidents and reports to nurse manager; functions as a patient and family advocate at all times.
• Completes variance reports according to established guidelines to document unusual occurrences.
• Supports system/hospital/unit goals by attending staff meetings, in-services, and educational offerings.
• Participates in economical utilization of supplies and ensures that equipment is maintained in a clean/safe manner.

Requirements

• Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing, and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom.
• Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License.
• 1 - 2 years related experience.
• Demonstrates ability to be flexible, organized, and function under stressful situations.
• Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

Special Job Dimensions

This position has been identified as a safety-sensitive position under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA). Employers may lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or discipline employees who test positive for marijuana.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.