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Oklahoma Indigent Defense System

Registered Nurse

Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

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Agency 452 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERV

Job Title Registered Nurse

Supervisory Organization GMH – Leadership

Job Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Estimated Appointment End Date Continuous if Blank

Full/Part-Time Full time

Job Type Regular

Compensation Level III: $76,500 / $36.78 hourly Level II: $72,500 / $34.86 hourly Level I: $70,000 / $33.65 hourly

Job Description 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 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. Provides health education. May include providing direction or guidance to non-licensed personnel. Refers unusual or complex situations to the supervisor.

Education and Experience Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of possession of a valid Oklahoma license as a registered nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing; or Registered Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required to perform duties at this level include knowledge of the principles and practices of professional nursing, of health promotion, and of disease prevention.

Ability is required to perform assessments and nursing functions as acquired in the basic nursing preparation program.

Special Requirements 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 Manager – Adult

Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager – Child, Adolescent and Family

Certified Behavioral Health Case Manager – Dual Certification

Upon a conditional offer of employment, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must submit to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of occasionally lifting/carrying 50 pounds and be able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds.

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.

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.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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