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Licensed Nurse (RN or LPN) | Specialized Respiratory & Tracheostomy Unit | Jenks, Oklahoma
Are you an experienced nurse with a background in LTAC, step-down ICU, tracheostomy care, or other high-acuity settings? We are seeking a compassionate and clinically skilled Licensed Nurse (RN or LPN) to join our specialized respiratory and tracheostomy unit.
This unique opportunity offers the chance to care for residents with complex respiratory and medical needs in a dynamic clinical environment. Working alongside an experienced interdisciplinary team, you will utilize and further develop your nursing expertise while helping support residents' comfort, well-being, and quality of life.
Key Responsibilities
Patient Assessment & Monitoring
- Perform focused and comprehensive nursing assessments.
- Obtain and monitor vital signs, including blood pressure, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturation, temperature, and blood glucose levels, identifying and reporting significant changes.
- Observe residents and document pertinent conditions, responses, and clinical observations.
- Recognize changes in condition and communicate findings to physicians, advanced practice providers, supervisors, and other appropriate team members in accordance with facility policies.
Medication Administration
- Administer medications and treatments as ordered by authorized providers and in accordance with nursing standards, facility policies, and applicable regulations.
- Administer oral, topical, subcutaneous, enteral, and intravenous medications within the scope of licensure and competency.
- Follow safe medication administration practices, including controlled substance accountability and required documentation.
Treatments & Specialized Procedures
- Provide direct bedside nursing care for residents with complex medical needs.
- Provide wound care, including management of negative pressure wound therapy (wound VACs), as appropriate.
- Insert and maintain urinary catheters in accordance with physician orders and facility protocols.
- Collect laboratory specimens, including urine, stool, and sputum samples.
- Perform injections, enemas, EKGs, and point-of-care testing, as permitted by licensure and competency validation.
- Follow established infection prevention and isolation protocols.
- Perform tracheostomy care, oral and tracheal suctioning, oxygen therapy management, and enteral feeding support, including PEG and NG tube care, consistent with physician orders, facility policies, and demonstrated competencies.
Documentation & Communication
- Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation.
- Communicate significant changes in condition, treatment responses, and care needs to residents, families,
- physicians, and the interdisciplinary team, as appropriate.
- Participate in care planning activities and assist with updating resident care plans, ADL documentation, and related clinical records based on resident needs and changes in condition.
Require Qualifications
- Current, active, and unencumbered Oklahoma Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience in LTAC, step-down ICU, tracheostomy care, or another high-acuity clinical setting.
- Minimum of one (1) year of nursing experience in a skilled nursing, long-term care, post-acute, or related healthcare setting.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience caring for residents requiring respiratory support, tracheostomy management, enteral nutrition, or other complex clinical interventions.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary environment while delivering compassionate, resident-centered care.
Benefits
We offer competitive pay relative to experience. All full-time employees are eligible for benefits including:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wage Advances via OnShift Wallet
- Education Funds and Scholarships
- Nurse Aide Training and Certification
- Career Ladders- CNA, RN, and Beyond
- Clinical Hours For College Students
- CPR and IV Certifications
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Earn Better With Us | Realize the Value of 100% Employee Ownership
We are 100% employee-owned by members of the community we serve through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). We can impact the total value of your compensation in 4 significant ways:
We pay future employee-owners competitive wages based on their experience and provide pathways for career advancement.
We allow you to access up to 50% of your net earned wages the following day when you need cash immediately.
We offer an 401(k) with matching so that you can begin wealth-building today
More remarkably, we create a future reward for every eligible team member at no cost so you can live comfortably when your working days are over.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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