PM Registered Nurse III

PM Registered Nurse III

Department of Veterans Affairs – Sallisaw Veterans Home (Full time, Regular, $40.00/hr, 6:30 pm – 7:00 am. Shift differential 3:00 pm – 7:00 am $2.88/hour).

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 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.

This is the senior level of this job family where employees are assigned more advanced responsibility in an assigned work unit or geographic area and may be assigned responsibility for direct supervision. Employees at this level will have complex assignments and a substantial degree of responsibility and independence in planning, organizing, and completing work. Responsibilities may include scheduling work assignments, evaluating health care and performance of assigned staff, providing training, and otherwise ensuring quality.

Administrative responsibilities may include approving leave and initiating disciplinary actions. Employees may act for nurse managers in their absence.

Possession of a valid Oklahoma license as a registered nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing and two years of professional nursing experience in a field of nursing appropriate to the health care setting; or Registered Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact and two years of professional nursing experience in a field of nursing appropriate to the health care setting.

Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, and techniques; of health promotion and disease prevention; of nursing management of available health care resources; of nutrition and diet therapy; of the functions of various clinical departments; of available health programs and resources; of federal and state rules and regulations concerning health services; of accreditation, certification and licensure standards; of preventive health practices; of principles and methods of teaching;

of nursing standards; and of nursing policies and procedures.

Ability to assist in the development, organization, and implementation of an effective nursing care plan; to provide education and training; to assess condition and needs of patients, families and communities appropriate to the care setting; to take appropriate intervention; to counsel and teach patients and families; to provide direction or guidance to non‑licensed personnel to ensure quality care; to develop, plan, and implement an effective nursing care program.

Upon appointment, incumbents designated by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services shall complete certification in one of the following required Departmental sponsored training in case management:
Certified Behavioral Health Case…