Resource RN Med Surg

Resource RN

Join our team as a Resource RN, serving as a clinical resource for your area of specialty. This position requires 1-2 years of related experience and offers the opportunity to evaluate current practices, make recommendations, and coordinate the implementation of new policies, procedures, and equipment.

Job Description

• Serves as a clinical resource for the area of specialty, evaluating current practices and making appropriate recommendations.
• Provides and coordinates evidence-based practice.
• Assists with the development/revision of policies, procedures, and unit protocols.
• Coordinates the evaluation and implementation of new equipment.
• Acts as a positive leader, clinical role model, and innovator.
• Collaborates with the Clinical Manager and nursing staff to develop staff and department goals related to nursing practice and education.
• Coordinates unit orientation as needed and mentors new staff members.
• Participates in problem resolution on the unit and communicates with staff, patients, and families to identify and resolve problems.
• Communicates appropriately with the Administrative Supervisor and/or ancillary departments.
• Provides in-services for correction on identified problems and serves on CQI teams as needed.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth.

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 of related experience.
• Working knowledge of general disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways.
• Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ability to be detail-oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data.

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, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

Location

Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401

Equal Opportunity Employer

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability