Registered Nurse (RN) - Observation Unit - Days
Norman, Oklahoma
Our Med/Surg Observation Unit is a fast paced 24 bed telemetry/medical-surgical unit.
- Shift and hours
- 7a-7p · Day Schedule 7a-7p Work Shift Day
- Unit and setting
- Med/Surg Observation Unit · Hospital Common problems seen in our unit include chest pain, syncope, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and diabetes.chest pain, syncope, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and diabetes
- License
- RN license Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse licenseOklahoma Registered Nurse license
- Term
- Permanent Position Type Regular Full TimeRegular Full Time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed New grads are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency Program
- License
- Oklahoma Registered Nurse license Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license Check your license
- Certification
- Current BLS maintained for duration of employment Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment
- Education
- Diploma or ADN Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred
- Also asks
- Nurse Residency Program for new grads
Preferred
- Education
- BSN or MSN
- Experience
- hospital experience Previous hospital experience helpful preferred
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Oklahoma staff rolesOklahoma staff postings that state pay run $24/hr to $56/hr, the middle half $29/hr to $46/hr, across 220 postings.
- Also stated
- $28/hr
- Pay differential
- Evening differential $2.50/hr. Evening differential $2.50/hr.
- Night differential
- $3.00/hr. Night differential $3.00/hr.
- Weekend differential
- $3.00/hr. Weekend differential $3.00/hr.
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Extra pay
- Evening differential $2.50/hr.
- Extra pay
- Night differential $3.00/hr.
- Extra pay
- Weekend differential $3.00/hr.
- Pay reviews
- based on previous work experience $27-84-$45.46/hr. based on previous work experience.
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical
- Benefitsdental
- Benefitsvision
- Benefitsshort-term disability
- Benefitslong-term disability
- Benefitslife insurance
More benefits (7)
- Benefitspaid time off (PTO)
- Benefitspaid holidays
- Benefitstuition reimbursement
- Benefitsscholarship opportunities
- Benefitsretirement plans
- Benefitsfree parking
- Benefitsopportunities for advancement
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Day to day
- systematic assessment and reassessment of healthcare needs
- Day to day
- analyzes assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes Nursing Diagnosis and Outcomes - Analyzes assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, involving patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate
- Day to day
- provides nursing care through interventions guided by evidence-based practice
- Day to day
- evaluates patient outcomes using critical thinking Evaluation - Evaluates patient outcomes by utilizing the critical thinking process and evidence based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts and reach sound conclusions
- Day to day
- evaluates discharge needs related to plan of care Evaluates discharge needs related to plan of care utilizing resources as needed
- Unit size
- 24 bed telemetry/medical-surgical unit Our Med/Surg Observation Unit is a fast paced 24 bed telemetry/medical-surgical unit.
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- 4-6 patients depending on acuity Our nurse patient ratio ranges from 4-6 patients depending on acuity.
- Orientation
- 6–8 week orientation
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you
The workplace
- Parking
- free parking
Norman Regional Health System is a multi-campus public trust healthcare system serving south central Oklahoma, operated by the Norman Regional Hospital Authority as a political subdivision of the City of Norman and the State of Oklahoma. Its flagship facility, Norman…
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- Can you walk me through base pay range?
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- What ongoing unit support is included?
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Compensation / Benefits
$27-84-$45.46/hr. based on previous work experience. Evening differential $2.50/hr. Night differential $3.00/hr. Weekend differential $3.00/hr. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, retirement plans, free parking, and opportunities for advancement.
Our Med/Surg Observation Unit is a fast paced 24 bed telemetry/medical-surgical unit. Common problems seen in our unit include chest pain, syncope, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and diabetes. Our nurse patient ratio ranges from 4-6 patients depending on acuity.
Our care team includes a charge nurse and unit assistants with support from respiratory, lab, and case management departments. We orient new nurses to our unit by providing a 6-8 week orientation program with a dedicated preceptor team, complemented by classroom courses, and a nurse residency program for new graduates. Take the next step of your Nursing journey and join our amazing Med/Surg Observation Unit, where our Nurses always deliver professional and compassionate care.
Job Summary
Job Summary
RN essential functions include, but are not limited to
Assessment/reassessment - Systematically assesses / reassesses the health care needs of individuals; appropriate for specific age groups and patient conditions. Involves patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate Nursing Diagnosis and Outcomes - Analyzes assessment to determine nursing diagnosis and expected outcomes, involving patient, family and other healthcare providers as appropriate Implementation and Coordination of Care - Provides nursing care through interventions to achieve goals and needs using professional judgement guided by current evidence-based practice, regulations and policy Evaluation - Evaluates patient outcomes by utilizing the critical thinking process and evidence based knowledge to recognize problems, evaluate facts and reach sound conclusions Evaluates discharge needs related to plan of care utilizing resources as needed Professional Practice
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 hospital experience helpful preferred
(Above requirements can be met by equivalent combination of education and experience).
Licensure / Certification
Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license Basic Life Support (BLS) training or re-training 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 New grads are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency Program
Schedule
7a-7p
Work Shift
Day
Position Type
Regular Full Time
What's around it?
Norman, OKFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 12% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,090/mo
- Household income
- $67,704/yr, all local households, not nurse pay