Job Description

Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho - PRN III - Days at Norman Regional Health System summary:

The Registered Nurse (RN) position focuses on providing specialized nursing care for orthopedic patients in a healthcare setting. Responsibilities include collaboration with healthcare professionals, patient assessment, care planning, and evaluating care interventions. The role requires a current RN license, with preference given to candidates holding a BSN or MSN, along with BLS certification.

Overview:

Compensation

• $42/hr 
• Work 2 shifts/wk.
• Evening differential $2.50/hr.
• Night differential $3.00/hr.
• Weekend differential $3.00/hr.

Ortho/Spine is a 32 bed unit specializing in orthopedic patients. We have disease specific certification from the Joint Commission in Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement and Hip Fx patients which deems us a center of excellence. We also care for Total Shoulder and Ankle patients as well as other fractures. We also care for low level cardiac patients and some med-surg patients.

Responsibilities:

RN essential functions include, but are not limited to:

• collaboration with other health professionals, assessment, analyzing assessment data.
• Establishing goals, planning care strategy, establishing priorities of care, implementing care.
• Delegating tasks safely, providing safe direct and indirect nursing care, evaluating responses to interventions.
• Performing additional nursing functions in accordance with knowledge and skills acquired beyond basic nursing preparation.

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.

 (Above requirements can be met by the equivalent combination of education and experience).

Licensure / Certification

• Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license or active Multistate RN 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.

Keywords:

Registered Nurse, Orthopedic Nursing, Patient Care, Healthcare, Nursing Assessment, BLS Certification, Collaboration, Care Planning, Medical-Surgical, Nursing

Job Tags

Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,

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