Brief Job Description

Under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager, the staff Registered Nurse assesses patient’s condition, formulates and implements the patient’s plan of care using the nursing process as stated in our Nursing Standards.  The RN assist in supervising the LPN, patient care aides, and ward clerks for continuity of patient care and will collaborate with other departments to provide treatments and procedures as necessary for the patient’s well being.

Education:

            Current RN licensure in the state of Oklahoma.

Experience:

            Job requires no previous related experience and six months of learning time on the job for a total of six months.

Judgment & Complexity of Work:

            Makes decisions on a variety of complex problems while rendering patient care.  Creative thinking and judgment is required while observing patient.  Must initiate immediate measures to counteract unfavorable conditions.  Solutions to problems require coordination between Registered Nurse and Physicians.

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Last modified: 02/17/06