Job Description
Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU - PRN III - Nights at Norman Regional Health System summary:
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the ICU provides comprehensive patient care, including assessments, diagnosis, and implementation of nursing interventions. This role requires critical thinking to evaluate patient outcomes and ensure effective coordination of care, involving collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare providers. A diploma or ADN is required, with preference given to those holding a BSN or MSN, alongside a current Oklahoma RN license.
Responsibilities:
RN essential functions include, but are not limited to:
- Assessment/reassessment - Systematically assesses / reassesses the health care needs of individuals; appropriate for specific age groups and patient conditions. Involves patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate
- Nursing Diagnosis and Outcomes - Analyzes assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, involving patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate.
- Implementation and Coordination of Care - Provides nursing care through interventions to achieve goals and needs using professional judgement guided by current evidence-based practice, regulations and policy
- Evaluation - Evaluates patient outcomes by utilizing the critical thinking process and evidence based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts and reach sound conclusions.
- Evaluates discharge needs related to plan of care utilizing resources as needed.
- Professional Practice
Qualifications
Education
- Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.
Experience
- Previous experience in healthcare field preferred.
Licensure/Certification
- Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) training or retraining is required during orientation prior to providing patient care.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment
Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- New grads are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency Program.
Keywords:
Registered Nurse, ICU Nursing, Patient Care, Nursing Assessment, Evidence-Based Practice, Healthcare Provider, Critical Thinking, Nursing Diagnosis, Patient Outcomes, BLS Certification
Job Tags
Night shift,