Job Description
Position Title: RN - Registered Nurse - Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Clinic
Department: OUHP Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Clinic
Job Description: General Description: Under general supervision, provides nursing care.
Essential Responsibilities: Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.
- Using a standard data collection tool, obtains patient's medical history through the interview process.
- Obtains vital signs and brief history of chief complaint.
- Works with the patient and the family to develop a prioritized patient problem list and helps develop plan for care.
- Maintains ongoing monitoring and assessment of assigned patients.
- Admits, discharges and transfers patients.
- Administers medications.
- Performs treatments and procedures as directed by physician.
- Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
- Takes emergency action as required.
- Reports symptoms and significant changes in patient's condition to appropriate personnel.
- Ensures that the patient/family educational needs are met.
- Evaluates the patient/family response to care and makes appropriate adjustments as needed.
- Uses available information to evaluate patient/family progress toward goal attainment.
- Will perform duties unique to the assigned Unit.
General Responsibilities: - Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications: Education: Graduate from an accredited school school of nursing required. Bachelor of Science (or higher) in Nursing Board Approved Program preferred.
Experience: no experience required.
License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s) Required: Current RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact RN License (eNLC). Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Relevant skills and knowledge of an RN. Ability to resolve problems and successfully implement resolutions. Ability to work well in a team environment to ensure quality patient care. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Good computer skills and typing ability. Ability to work effectively in stressful situations.
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