Registered Nurse Medical Surgical Unit PRN Nights

United Surgical Partners International

Oklahoma City, OK

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Clinical Assessment, Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, Director of Nursing (DON), Electrical Components, Healthcare, Hospital, Infectious Diseases, Intensive Care, Keyboards, Medications, Nursing Management, Patient Care, People Management, Policy Development, Procedure Development, Registered Nurse (RN), Standards of Care, Surgical Nursing, Surgical Procedures, Team Player, Treatment Evaluation, Treatment Plan, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Oklahoma City, OK
POSTED
30+ days ago

Under general supervision, the RN staff nurse provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies and procedures of Community Hospital/Northwest Surgical Hospital. In collaboration with the patient, the patient’s family and other members of the health care team, the clinical RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and coordinates treatment plans. Always works as a team member within the entire facility. Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

  • Provides care to post-surgical patients in Med-Surg/ICU according to policy and procedure and care standards.
  • Maintains knowledge of medications, equipment, expected patient outcomes post-surgery/recovery, and anticipated complications.
  • Coordinates patient care with multidisciplinary team.
  • Acts to protect and advance patient’s best interest.
  • Satisfactorily demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties outlined in this job description as well as continually demonstrates competency in performing the job duties.

Accountability:

  • Reports to: Director of Nursing/ House Supervisor
  • Supervises: PCTI, PCTII and HUC

Qualifications:

  • Current Registered Nurse Licensure with the State of Oklahoma required.
  • Minimum of one year experience in Med-Surg, Emergency, or ICU preferred.
  • BLS Healthcare required within 30 days of hire. ACLS required within 120 days of hire.

Required Physical Demands:

  • Strength (Lift, Carry, Push, Pull): Heavy (exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, or 10 lbs to 20 lbs of force constantly to move objects)
  • Standing/Walking: Constantly; activity exists 2/3 or more of the time
  • Keyboard/Dexterity: Occasionally; activity exists up to 1/3 of the time
  • Talking (Must be able to effectively communicate verbally): Yes
  • Seeing: Yes
  • Hearing: Yes
  • Color Acuity: No

Environmental Conditions:

Level: High

High exposure to hazardous risks including potential for exposure to infections and communicable diseases, blood and body fluids, electrical equipment and chemicals. Must follow standard precautions. May be required to work weekends or flex schedules. Travel may be required. Exposed to weather conditions during travel. Good mental and physical health to work for long periods of time in a highly stressful atmosphere is required.

About the Company

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United Surgical Partners International

Strength in Numbers
United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tenet have combined forces to create the nation’s largest ambulatory surgery provider. Our combined network of exceptional surgical and imaging facilities includes approximately 20 imaging centers, and over 265 short-stay surgical facilities. Together, our partnerships include 50 health systems and more than 4,000 physicians.

Nationwide Experience
Our partners deliver high quality ambulatory solutions in safe, efficient and caring USPI facilities in communities of every size across 29 states. Our physician partners are focused on providing quality patient care, in part because they are invested in their USPI facility. We provide the infrastructure and support they need to perform their best. This is one of the advantages of partnering with USPI.

Quality Patient Services
We share a vision with our physician and health system partners. Our goal is to provide the quality of healthcare services we would insist upon for our own families. Since our founding in 1998, this goal has helped us grow exponentially. Today, our strategic joint venture with Tenet establishes USPI as one of the nation's leading providers of ambulatory solutions.

Operating Excellence
Our size and experience in developing and operating ambulatory facilities and strategic vision allow our facilities to achieve both high patient satisfaction and solid financial results. Moreover, because we engage physicians in the governance and growth of the facility, we also achieve excellent clinical outcomes.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
http://www.uspi.com/