Registered Nurse (RN) - Observation Unit - Days
Norman, Oklahoma
Health system employer
Still listed, seen last week · Posted Aug 22 · New grads welcomed
- Shift
- 12-hour days
- Unit
- Med/Surg Observation Unit
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 7a-7p
- Nurse to patient
- 1:4–1:6
- Orientation
- 6–8 week orientation
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts · Precepting expected
- Setting
- Hospital
reported
More role details
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- New graduates
- Unit
- Med/Surg Observation Unit · 24 beds
- Patients
- Common problems seen in our unit include chest pain, syncope, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and diabetes.
Pay
- Against the board
- Pay differential
- Evening differential $2.50/hr.
- Night differential
- Night differential $3.00/hr.
- Weekend differential
- Weekend differential $3.00/hr.
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
The median for nursing in Oklahoma is $33/hr, across 92 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Departmental Overview
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.
Read the full posting
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
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“New grads are required to complete Norman Regional's Nurse Residency Program” · from this posting
Requirements
- Diploma or Associate’s degree (ADN) required, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred
- Previous hospital experience helpful preferred
- (Above requirements can be met by equivalent combination of education and experience).
- 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
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Place
- City
- Norman, Oklahoma
- Median rent
- $1,090/mo
- Local household income
- $67,704/yr
- State price level
- 12% below the national average
- Address
- 809 N Findlay Ave Ste 103, Norman, OK 73071, USA
- Employee parking
- free parking
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Oklahoma index 87.8, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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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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