Job Description

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

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive nursing care in an orthopedic specialty unit. Responsibilities include assessing patient conditions, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and implementing care plans for orthopedic and some med-surg patients. The role requires a valid nursing license, with a focus on delivering safe and effective patient care in a certified center of excellence environment.

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, Ortho/Spine Unit, BLS Certification, Nurse Licensure, Healthcare Collaboration, Patient Safety

Job Tags

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

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