Registered Nurse

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.

• 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 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 act.
• Assures quality health care through the use of various measures such as record review, direct observation, and assessment of individual, family, and community for the desired outcome.
• Performs specialized nursing functions as educationally prepared.

• Basic level of professional nursing care with well‑defined assignments including direct and indirect nursing care, monitoring, assessing, planning, and evaluating outcomes.
• Provides health education and may give direction or guidance to non‑licensed personnel.
• Refers unusual or complex situations to the supervisor.

• Full performance level of professional nursing duties: monitoring, assessing, planning, and providing case management and health education.
• May give limited direction, guidance, or training to other personnel and provide care and treatment to patients or clients.

• Senior level with advanced responsibility in a unit or geographic area and may be assigned direct supervision of staff.
• Develops and presents educational programs relevant to nursing practices and standards; follows up with evaluation of learning.
• Completes special assignments such as quality improvement, mentoring, and surveillance of potential patient care incidents.
• Handles complex health issues and may act for nurse managers in their absence.
• Administers staff schedules, evaluates performance, provides training, and ensures quality of care.
• Approves leave and initiates disciplinary actions.

• Knowledge of principles and practices of professional nursing, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Ability to perform assessments and nursing functions as acquired in the basic nursing preparation program.

• Valid Oklahoma license as a registered nurse (or license recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact).

• Valid Oklahoma license as a registered nurse (or license recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact) and one year of professional nursing experience.

• Valid Oklahoma license as a registered nurse (or 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.

• Willingness and ability to work any assigned shift or day of the week, and additional shifts as required.
• Possible designation as safety sensitive per 63 O.S. § 427.8.

• Level I – $83,200.00
• Level II – $87,125.00
• Level III – $93,600.00

• Great Plains Correctional Center/Medical (not a remote position).

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.