OU Health Physicians Tulsa provides medical excellence to each of our patients in state-of-the-art practice locations throughout the city. We have a dedicated team of providers in over 20 specialties offering extraordinary care, unmatched expertise and a coordinated plan of care. From the Wayman Tisdale Specialty Health Center to OU Health Physicians South Memorial and all spots in between — we’re committed to the health of our community’s entire population.

OU Health Physicians Clinical Operations needs an experienced surgical RN to provide professional nursing duties.  This position will oversee the surgery scheduling, pre-op evaluation and education of surgery patients.  Our Senior RN provides physician assistance, patient preparation for surgical procedures, patient recovery and discharge instructions following procedures; information gathering, patient follow up, medication administration, data collection, collaboration, patient education, emergency response, and staff supervision.  

POSITION INFORMATION:  Performs nursing duties in an ambulatory practice setting. The Senior Registered Nurse will collaborate with an inter-professional team to provide patient care in an office setting, coordinate care across settings with patient, family, and/or other care providers, use evidence-based practice to collect and assess patient health data to develop a plan of care.

REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES:

There are skills and responsibilities that are common across the ambulatory setting (primary or specialty care). A Staff Registered Nurse may perform any or all of these skills and responsibilities.

These may include but are not limited to:

• Telephone, Medical Record, and in-person triage (for symptom management)

• Review and act on test results (lab, x-ray)

• Review and manage communications from internal and external “customers”

 • Initiate and monitor intravenous (IV) infusions (clinic specific)

• Assist or perform procedures (e.g. ECGs, dressing changes, subcutaneous or intra-muscular injections, etc.)

• Provide patient education

• Assist with medication management (e.g. medication renewals)

• Complete accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record

• Assist with management of urgent and emergent patient care situations

• Serve as a mentor and resource to others

• Assist with the coordination of care across the continuum (e.g. inpatient, outpatient, home, skilled nursing facility, schools).

• Assist with the management of patients with multiple chronic health conditions, acute episodes of care, behavioral health challenges while promoting and supporting prevention and wellness

• May float to other clinics on as needed for operations need

• Other responsibilities as assigned