RN- Cardiac Surgical Stepdown

Job Title: RN Cardiac Surgical Stepdown
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 / 74133
Duration: Direct hire/FT
Shift/Schedule: Nights | 7:00 PM 7:00 AM | 3x12s | Fri/Sat/Sun or Sat/Sun/Mon | (36 hrs/week)

Job Responsibilities:

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care using the nursing process
• Monitor and evaluate patient functional status
• Organize and complete patient care considering age, cultural, and psychosocial factors
• Document all aspects of nursing care using proper medical terminology
• Address patient problems and monitor progress toward goals
• Facilitate patient discharge planning and patient education
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams
• Support unit and hospital performance improvement (PI) and educational activities
• Attend in-services and complete variance reports as required
• Coordinate activities of other staff without direct supervision
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare staff
• Work directly with cardiac surgical step-down patients in a hospital setting

Requirements:

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing
• Valid Oklahoma RN license or compact multistate RN license
• Minimum 2 years of work-related RN experience
• Experience in Cardiac Surgical Stepdown required
• Knowledge of disease state management, clinical pathways, and biopsychosocial care models
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively
• Detail-oriented with ability to review clinical and numerical data

Preferences:

• Previous cardiac step-down or cardiac surgery recovery experience
• Experience working in high-acuity hospital environments
• Strong teamwork and patient education skills