Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho - Short Term Agreement - $50 - Nights at Norman Regional Health System summary:
The Registered Nurse (RN) works in an orthopedic/spine unit specializing in patient care for various orthopedic conditions, including hip and knee replacements. Responsibilities include collaborating with healthcare professionals, assessing patients, planning care, and providing safe nursing interventions. Candidates must possess an ADN or higher, hold a current RN license, and maintain BLS certification.
Overview:
Compensation
- $50 flat rate
- 13 week assignment
- 3 12hr shift/week
- Hours not guaranteed
- No benefits
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.
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, Orthopedic Nursing, Patient Care, Nursing License, Healthcare, BLS Certification, Ortho/Spine Unit, Nursing Responsibilities, Healthcare Collaboration, RN Job Description
