Registered Nurse

Job Posting Title Registered Nurse Agency 131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Supervisory Organization DOC Medical/LARC Job Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank. Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above. Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank) Full/Part-Time Full time Job Type Regular Compensation Level I - $83,200.00- this salary is non-negotiable. Level II - $87,125.00- this salary is non-negotiable. Level III - $93,600.00- this salary is non-negotiable. Job Description Location Lexington Assessment and Reception Center /Medical Basic Purpose : Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for providing direct or indirect professional nursing services in a variety of settings. This includes providing nursing assessments, planning, interventions, evaluations, health related education, case management, and execution of the medical regime including administering medications and treatments prescribed by any person authorized to prescribe by state law.   Typical Functions : ·       Assesses health status of individuals, families, and communities; develops plans and implements appropriate nursing interventions. ·       Evaluates and determines health resources necessary to meet individual, family and community health needs. ·       Delivers professional nursing care in an assigned unit, clinic, home, or other setting. ·       Educates individuals, families, communities, and members of the health care team about the principles of disease prevention and health promotion. ·       Provides supervision to other professional or paraprofessional personnel; collaborates with other professionals in the management of health care. ·       Delegates tasks as may safely be performed by others, consistent with educational preparation and that do not conflict with the provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act. ·       Assures quality health care through use of various measures such as record review, peer review, direct observation, and assessment of individual, family, and community for the desired outcome. ·       Performs specialized nursing functions as educationally prepared.   Level Descriptor :   Level I This is the basic level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibility for performing basic level professional nursing care. Assignments are generally well defined and may include direct and indirect nursing care. This may include monitoring and assessing the health status of individuals, planning the nursing care of the individual, putting interventions in place, and evaluating the outcome.   Level II This is the career level of the Registered Nurse job family where employees are assigned responsibilities for performing professional nursing duties at the full performance level. This will involve performing a full range…