Role Purpose:

Utilize the nursing process in care delivery and provide nursing leadership for other patient care personnel.

Responsibilities:

• Completes admitting and shift assessments on assigned patients; accurately and within time-frame set in policy and procedures.
• Utilizes critical judgment to analyze patient assessment data, develops a plan care for each assigned patient and delegates patient care appropriately.
• Implements complex and individualized nursing interventions for each patient assigned.
• Evaluates the effect of nursing care and modifies interventions based on the patient's response.
• Documents all nursing care given and adheres to nursing standards and institution policies and procedures.
• Consistently and accurately implements and records physicians' orders.
• Maintain working knowledge of hospital and unit specific policies, protocols, and care paths.
• Educate patient and family based on assessed needs and documents education provided.
• Acts as a clinical resource to and supervises care delivered by LPNs and Techs.
• Perform other duties that correspond to the overall functions of this position.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
• Licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. Professional specialty certification required for certified incumbents.
• Current CPR (Healthcare Provider)
• One year ICU or Med/Surg experience required.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
• Certification by the American Nurses' Association (ANA) as a Medical/Surgical Nurse or by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) as a CCRN preferred. Neuro experience preferred.