J.D. McCarty Center is looking for part time RNs and or LPNs to join our team! We are seeking nursing personnel who might be interested in working 1 to 2 days a week to help staff our hospital units. We have flexible schedules to work around any current schedule a candidate may currently have.
Part time salary for Night RNs is $40.00 per hour Part time salary for Night LPNs is $30.00 per hour Our Nursing staff may be responsible for the care of 1 to 12 patients. We also provide significant patient support by providing Direct Care staff at a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio. You will be responsible for providing nursing care and treatments to developmentally disabled patients, birth-21 years. Our patients have a wide variety of medical conditions. You will administer medication, monitor and record patient progress, and educate families and the patient as needed from 7pm-7am.
The ideal candidate will display compassion, education, proficiency and experience while assisting the patient. This critical role assists in creating and managing nursing care plans and will participate in the evaluation of current and future medical needs of the patient.
Responsibilities:
Provide exceptional patient care - Maintain nursing standards while supporting patients with all applicable medical needs. Assess patients and create care plans that identify areas of improvement to ensure quality of care. Communicate with the patient, their family and members of the medical team to achieve the desired goals of the patient-care plan. Completes patient assessments each shift to include review of patient's medications, physical status, and treatments given. Participates in the initiation, modification, and implementation of the patient's nursing care plans. Receives report from licensed nursing staff member regarding all information regarding patients' medical status, condition, progressions. Completes patients' charts using the PIE format and the EHR system. Attends consult appointments, field trips, and various recreational activities as part of the patient's treatment plan.
Develop optimal relationships - Provide supervision, support and assistance to the Direct Care staff with services and interventions provided to our patients. Communicates medical information to and collaborates with the treatment team as part of the inter-disciplinary approach to patient care to best facilitate in meeting our patients medical, therapeutic and behavioral goals. Promotes team efforts in the commitment to improve our continuity of patient care
Conduct administrative duties - Attend medical conferences and courses for ongoing care and education. Assist Nursing Administration via collection data for the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement.
Requirements:
RN or LPN with a license to practice nursing in the state of Oklahoma
Must be able to lift/push/pull up to 25 pounds
Must be in good standing with the Oklahoma Board of Nursing
COVID Safety protocols in place to include determination of COVID precaution levels, ability to screen, test, fit test for mask usage, and use of on-line meetings to limit in-person contact when needed
About the J.D. McCarty Center: J.D. McCarty Center is a pediatric rehabilitation hospital for children with disabilities birth to 21 years of age. We are a unique 36 bed hospital. Patient are admitted for a 30-day evaluation during which they are assigned a treatment team consisting of nursing unit, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutritional services, social services, psychological services, behavioral analysis, and recreational therapy. Our 80-acre s campus includes an on-site elementary, intermediate, and high school which is staffed by Norman Public School teachers. Patients may continue treatment needs beyond the 30-days as an in-patient in habilitation status based upon progress or placement needs.