RN Resident - Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular ICU Pathway Nights

RN Resident - Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular ICU Pathway - Full Time - Nights

Apply for the RN Resident – Registered Nurse – Cardiovascular ICU Pathway – Full Time – Nights role at OU Health.

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Location:

University of Oklahoma Medical Center.
Shift Available:
Full-Time (36 hours weekly) 7 p.m. – 7 a.m. (rotating weekends).

Our unit focuses on care for adult patients with cardiac, thoracic, and vascular diseases and/or surgeries related to these categories. Patient‑to‑nursing staff ratio is 2:1, or 1:1 for higher‑acuity patients. The unit is 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), post‑operative thoracic surgery (esophagectomies, paraesophageal hernia repairs, fundoplications, video/robot‑assistant thoracotomies, lobectomies, pneumonectomies), and post‑operative vascular surgeries (minimally invasive thoracic and abdominal endovascular aortic repairs, bypass grafting of major arterial vessels, peripheral artery stents).

• Align behaviors with OU Health values and maintain nursing professional practice standards.
• Assume responsibility for assigned patients or group of patients.
• Document patient responses to nursing interventions and prescribed medical treatments, noting all changes in physician orders.
• Assist physicians in examination of patients and in performing minor diagnostic procedures and treatment.
• Obtain and monitor physiological data, observe manifestations, and intervene when necessary.
• Administer medication as prescribed.
• Initiate, regulate, and monitor intravenous infusions and blood products.
• Deliver patient care safely and competently.
• Resolve patient complaints timely in accordance with policy and in collaboration with support staff.
• Inform patients and families of hospital procedures, share care plan during care and at discharge.
• Make referrals regarding patient care needs to appropriate personnel.
• Foster a growth mindset through mentorship, coaching, feedback, and maintain professional certifications/licensure.
• Develop a professional career plan with personal performance goals aligned with enterprise‑wide metrics, measuring progress with department leadership.
• Foster an inclusive workforce where individual differences are valued and maximized.
• Delegate tasks to clinical support staff as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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 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 constructively.
• 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.
• Strong written and oral communication skills characterized by candor, openness, integrity, and diplomacy.

OU Health is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including PTO, 401(k), medical and dental plans, and many more.