RN Resident - Registered Nurse - CVICU - Full Time - Nights

This is a 12-bed unit, that is housed in the penthouse/8th floor of the North Tower of the adult OU Health facility near downtown, Oklahoma City. We are a part of the Cardiovascular institute of OU Health, and are recognized by our royal blue color scrubs on campus.

Our unit focuses on intensive care for adult patients with cardiac, thoracic, and vascular diseases and or requiring surgeries related to these categories. Patient to nursing staff ratio is 2:1, or 1:1 for higher acuity patients. Our unit is considered the only center in Oklahoma that reports thoracic surgery data to the Society of Thoracic Surgery (STS). Focused patient care areas include post-operative cardiac surgery (minimally invasive and open coronary bypass graft, aortic root repair or replacement, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), among others. Post-operative thoracic surgery populations cared for include esophagectomies, paraesophageal hernia repairs, fundoplications, video and or robot-assisted thoracotomies, lobectomies, and pneumonectomies, etc. Post-operative vascular surgeries include minimally invasive thoracic and abdominal endovascular aortic repairs (TeVAR/EVAR), bypass grafting of major arterial vessels (Fem-pop, pop-pop), peripheral artery stents, etc.

Our unit also provides care for cardiac medicine, thoracic, and vascular medicine patients with conditions like Heart failure exacerbation, shock, MI, cold legs, esophageal ruptures, status-post arrest, multi-organ failure, etc. Machine focus includes, but not limited to IABP, Impella, CRRT, EKOS, ECMO, and ventilators.

We share the 8th floor with our sister cardiovascular/thoracic units with a step-down and telemetry patients, allowing for quick and lateral unit transfers

General Description: An OU Health Registered Nurse (RN) I works under general supervision, providing the highest quality of care to patients in a hospital setting with health problems ranging from simple to complex. They model the OU Health Way, as evident in their work output and interactions with employees and patients, through living OU Health's core values of putting Patients First, pursuing Relentless Excellence, showing Integrity, seeking Inclusion for all staff and patients, always Learning, and valuing Teamwork.

RN I represents the nurse who is a novice or an advanced beginner advancing to competent. While advancing from novice to competent, the nurse relies on rules rather than principles which are independent of specific situations. The advanced beginner may have enough real experience to begin to formulate principles.

Essential Responsibilities

• Aligns behaviors with OU Health values and maintains nursing professional practice standards.

• Assumes responsibility for an assigned patient or group of patients.

• Documents patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments, noting all changes in physician order on assigned patients.

• Assists physician in the examination of patients and in performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatment.

• Obtains and monitors physiological data of patients, observes the physiological manifestations of patients, and intervenes when necessary.

• Administers medication as prescribed.

• Initiates, regulates and monitors intravenous infusions and blood products.

• Delivers patient care safely and competently.

• Resolves patient complaints in a timely manner in accordance with policy and in collaboration with support staff.

• Informs patient and family of hospital procedures and shares care plan during the time of care and at the time of discharge.

• Makes referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel.

• Fosters a growth mindset through seeking mentorship, remaining open to coaching and feedback, and maintaining professional certification(s)/licensure in order to perpetually develop and uphold the skills required for proficiency within the nursing profession.

• Develops a professional career plan and establishes personal, performance goals in alignment with enterprise-wide metrics, frequently measuring progress with department leadership.

• Fosters an inclusive workforce where individual differences are valued and maximized to achieve OU Health's winning aspiration.

• Delegates tasks to clinical support staff as needed.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

Experience:0-3 years of experience in patient care as a Registered Nurse.

License/Certification/Registration:

• Current Registered Nurse License (RN License issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing, or a current multistate compact Registered Nurse (eNLC)).

• Basic Life Support (American Heart Association) certification required upon hire.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge of basic professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures.

• Ability to organize, plan, coordinate, and evaluate nursing services and apply nursing techniques.

• Ability to maintain civility and good working relationships with other employees.

• Ability to respond effectively to cultural and language needs of patients and visitors.

• Skilled in computer applications designed to ensure quality and safety measures for patients.

• Ability to establish and maintain integrity and trust with patients by advocating in the patient's best interest.

• Ability to engage and manage conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner.

• Ability to maintain compliance accreditation with local, state, and federal regulatory standards.

• Ability to foster an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and maximized to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.

• Strong written and oral communication skills characterized by candor, openness, integrity, and ability to be diplomatic.