RN, Neuro Care Center, Days, Full Time

Job Description

Who We Are

Hillcrest Medical Center, the flagship hospital of Hillcrest HealthCare System, is a 620-bed hospital among Oklahoma’s most widely respected and acclaimed hospitals, offering extraordinary care and a multitude of services in many areas including Oklahoma’s largest dedicated heart hospital.

After meeting our leadership team, you will learn how our fast-paced Neuro unit is powered by our purpose of caring for people – our patients, their families and one another. The 24-bed Neuro Care unit focuses on care for patients afflicted by stroke or neurological injury. Our nurses work side-by-side with the dedicated expert physicians from the Regional Brain Institute to provide the highest quality specialized care. The Oklahoma Stroke and Neurological Institute at Hillcrest Medical Center is nationally recognized as a DNV Comprehensive Stroke Center and was recently awarded the 2020 Get with the Guidelines – Stroke GOLD PLUS award with Honor Roll Elite by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.

With great nurse-to-patient ratios and a strong clinical support team, we offer great learning opportunities to grow your career, while doing what you love most – caring for people. If you meet the minimum requirements below, enjoy work that is valued, has purpose and you want to join our team… please apply today.

What You’ll Do

The Registered Nurse—Neuro Care Center is responsible for delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

The successful candidate will be able to:

• Coordinate all nursing care for patients based on established clinical nursing practice standards
• Collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes 
• Contributing to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care
• Collect patient’s health data
• Analyze assessment data in determining patient problems 
• Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient
• Develop a comprehensive plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes
• Implement interventions identified in the plan of care
• Evaluate patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes
• Assist with the plan of care, evaluate, modify and coordinate care, and communicate well with other disciplines
• Delegate task to unlicensed personnel in compliance with the Board of Nursing
• Conduct discharge planning, assisting the patient/significant others to obtain knowledge about illness, injury prevention, and teaching
• Maintain confidentiality with all information
• Perform any and all other duties as assigned

What You’ll Bring

• ADN required, BSN preferred
• Minimum of 1+ years’ experience as an RN in a hospital setting preferred
• Current valid OK or multistate RN license required
• Current BLS certification
• Position requires fluency in English language to function in job environment appropriately
• Good interpersonal, communication, team-work, and customer service skills
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and follow-through skills
• Ability to multi-task constantly, react to changes quickly/productively, and tolerate interruptions
• Ability to perform work when no directions are given, and give directions to others
• Remain flexible, organized, professional and able to analyze, make sound decisions under stressful or crisis situations
• Demonstrate knowledge of current computer systems, equipment or programs used in the organization, knowledge of Epic a plus!
• Demonstrate maturity and accountability

What We Offer

• Competitive pay
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k with Company match
• Company paid basic life insurance and long term disability coverage
• Generous paid time off, including an additional extended illness bank
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Advancement and career development opportunities