Registered Nurse

Overview

Job Posting

Title:

Registered Nurse

Agency: 131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supervisory Organization: DOC Medical/JHCC

Job Posting End Date: October 18, 2025

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
Level II - $87,125.00
Level III - $93,600.00

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.

• 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 health care team members about disease prevention and health promotion.
• Provides supervision to other professional or paraprofessional personnel; collaborates with other professionals in health care management.
• 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 act.
• Ensures quality health care through measures such as record review, direct observation, and outcome assessment of individuals, families, and communities.
• Performs specialized nursing functions as educationally prepared.

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 health status, planning nursing care, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes. Provides health education. May include directing or guiding non-licensed personnel. Refers unusual or complex situations to the supervisor.

Level II

This is the career level where employees perform full professional nursing duties, including monitoring and assessing health status of individuals, families, and population; defining a plan of care and providing nurse case management and health education. May include some limited responsibilities for directing, guiding, or training other personnel in care and treatment.

Level III

This is the senior level with advanced responsibilities, possible direct supervision, complex assignments, and significant independence. Responsibilities may include developing and presenting educational programs, quality improvement, mentoring, and surveillance of patient care quality indicators. May involve scheduling, evaluating staff performance, providing training, and ensuring quality. Administrative duties may include approving leave and initiating disciplinary actions. Positions with independent coordination of health services or sole nursing presence in a location may also be included.

Employees at this level handle complex health issues and may act for nurse managers in their absence.

Knowledge of principles and practices of professional nursing, health promotion, and disease prevention. Ability to perform assessments and nursing functions as prepared in basic nursing programs.

Level I

Requirements: possession of a valid Oklahoma license as a registered nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing; or RN license recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

Level II

Requirements: possession of a valid Oklahoma RN license and one year of professional nursing experience; or RN license recognized by the eNLC and one year of professional nursing experience.

Level III

Requirements: possession of a valid Oklahoma RN license and two years of professional nursing experience in a field appropriate to the health care setting; or RN license recognized by the eNLC and two years of professional nursing experience in a field appropriate to the health care setting.

Special Requirements:

Applicants with the Department of Corrections must be willing and able to work any assigned shift or day of the week, and additional shifts as required.

Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. § 427.8.

Additional

Job Description:

Joseph Harp Correctional Center/Medical

Equal Opportunity Employment:

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

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