RN - Registered Nurse - Wound Ostomy Care Nurse

Essential Responsibilities

• Aligns behaviors with OU Health values and maintains nursing professional practice standards.
• Assumes responsibility for an assigned patient or group of patients.
• Documents patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments, noting all changes in physician order on assigned patients.
• Auxiliaries in the examination of patients and in performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatment.
• Obtains and monitors physiological data of patients, observes the physiological manifestations of patients, and intervenes when necessary.
• Administers medication as prescribed.
• Initiates, regulates and monitors intravenous infusions and blood products.
• Delivers patient care competently; provides coaching and mentoring of others as needed.
• Solves patient complaints in a timely manner in accordance with policy and in collaboration with support staff.
• Informs patient and family of hospital procedures and shares care plan during the time of care and at the time of discharge.
• Makes referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel, and assists others with escalation of patient care needs when needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required. Master's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse required.
• Licenses/Certifications/Registrations: Current Registered Nurse License (RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact Registered Nurse (eNLC)). Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification required upon hire. Specialty certification(s) preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Knowledge of advanced professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures. Ability to organize, plan, coordinate, and evaluate nursing services and apply nursing techniques. Skilled in computer applications designed to ensure quality and safety measures for patients. Skilled in advanced care delivery models and environmental design to ensure delivery of safe patient care that is evidence-based. Strong written and oral communication skills characterized by candor, openness, integrity, and ability to be diplomatic. Ability to establish and maintain integrity and trust with patients by advocating in the patient’s best interest. Ability to engage and manage conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner. Ability to maintain compliance accreditation with local, state, and federal regulatory standards. Ability to foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and maximized to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.