What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse position at Pawhuska Hospital, Inc.?
Registered Nurse - full time PM shift 7pm-7am
* $5,000 Sign on bonus / shift differentials
THIS IS A SAFETY SENSITIVE POSITION
Job Summary
A clinically competent Registered Nurse who coordinates and delivers professional nursing care to the acutely ill patient in all phases of life (newborn through geriatric) using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Effectively interacts with the patient, significant other(s), and other health team members while maintaining the standards of professional nursing.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key function satisfactorily.
- Each category will be assessed on performance measurements of appropriateness, efficiency, effectiveness, and timeliness.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key functions.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience
- Knowledge of theory, principles, techniques, and practice of professional nursing; of scientific principles and nursing research; of preparation, administration, and action of medications; of treatments and medical procedures; of counseling and teaching techniques; of medical equipment as it relates to patient care.
- Ability to operate and handle many kinds of complex equipment.
- Ability to demonstrate clinical competence and maintain current knowledge in caring for pediatric through geriatric patients.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Graduate of a recognized COARC or JRCRTE/AMA Respiratory Care Educational Program.
- Approved 2 year (AA degree) Respiratory Therapy program, preferred.
- **Required educational levels call for proof at time of hire.
- 2 years previous hospital experience required.
- Emergency Room experience preferred.
Licensure / Certification
- Licensed as an R.N. in the state of Oklahoma.
- CPR and ACLS Certified
- Current BLS, ACLS, and NRP Certification required
- PALS and CPFT encouraged and preferred
- *Proof of all required License(s) and Certification(s) is due at time of hire.
Language Skills
- English is the primary language of the Hospital.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
- Ability to interpret reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, physicians, clients, customers, employees, and the public.
Mathematical Skills
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
- Ability to compute ratio, percent, rate, as well as the ability to create and interpret graphs.
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral, and/or diagram form.
- Ability to define and solve problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in statistical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.