Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse I assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care, utilizing the nursing process in accordance with hospital standards and unit policies/procedures for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating patient functional status.

Job Responsibilities:
-Utilizes the nursing process to care for patients.
-Asses, organizes, and completes patient care with consideration for patient age, cultural and psychosocial factors.
-Documents steps of the nursing process.
-Utilizes proper medical terminology. Addresses problems and progress toward goals.
-Facilitates patient discharge through timely, appropriate referrals and utilization of patient education resources, suitable to patient age and cultural/psychosocial factors.
-Collaborates with other disciplines as appropriate.
-Supports unit/hospital goals through PI and educational activities as evidenced by attending in-services, meeting unit education standards, and completing variance reports.
-Decision Making: Independent judgment in making decisions from many diversified alternatives that are subject to general review in final stages only.
--Working Relationship:
-Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise).
-Leads others in same work performed (does not supervise).
-Has input on performance evaluations but does not prepare or give.
-Works directly with patients and/or customers.
-Works with internal customers via telephone or face-to-face interaction.
-Works with external customers via telephone or face to face interaction.
-Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.
-Works frequently with individuals at Director level or above.

Required Skills & Experience:
-Zero to six (0-6) months related experience.
-Working knowledge of general disease state management processes, bio-psychosocial model, and clinical pathways.
-Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
-Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner.
-Ability to be detail oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data.

Preferred Skills & Experience:
-N/A

Required Education:
-Has completed the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing as approved and verified by a state board of nursing and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or degree therefrom.

Preferred Education:
-N/A

Required Certifications & Licensure:
-Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Registered Nurse License.

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:
-N/A