Nurse Registered (PRN)

About This Job

Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center is a 24-bed acute care critical access hospital serving the Florida Parishes region of Southeast Louisiana. We offer a wide range of services including general surgery and a 24-hour emergency department. At Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center, we are able to bring you a wide range of services close to home, provided by a network of board certified physicians.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or a temporary permit or multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state to practice as a registered nurse.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties

• 40% Serve as a lead nurse to provide supervision of skilled nursing services to patients of all ages that present for emergent and non-emergent care in an Emergency Department. Assign staff, based on qualifications of each member, relating to patient needs. Complete, assign or assist with completing the initial assessment of patients’ needs based on psychosocial, environmental and physiological factors and establishes priorities rapidly and accurately while using a five level triage system. Revise assessments based upon patient behavior condition/needs. Review and verify patient orders. Document assessment, nursing interventions including patient response and patient education. Perform reassessments on patients according to established guidelines and when indicated by change in acuity and urgency of patient’s condition. Communicate and coordinate patient care with supervisory staff, oncoming nurse and other disciplines. Maintain confidentiality regarding patient and hospital information. Maintain safety and security of patients/hospital staff. Adhere to infection control guidelines.
• 40% Identify potential and actual patient problems. Identifies potential problems between patient and subordinate staff and intervenes appropriately. Develop and implement teaching plan according to assessed needs and instruct patient and/or significant other. Coordinate teaching plan with other disciplines. Collaborate with physician, other disciplines and patient and/or significant other to develop plan of care. Facilitate appropriate referrals according to identified continuity care needs.
• 10% Maintain CEU’s for licensure. Strive for ENPC and TNCC. Participate in staff development based upon assessed learning needs. Participate in unit meetings and quality improvement activities. Assume delegated Charge Nurse Duties. Participate in orientation of personnel. Assist with performance evaluation of subordinate staff. Serve as House Supervisor when designated and investigates problems, complaints, and policy and procedure violations and takes appropriate action with follow-up as necessary. Adjust staff as needed to assure adequate nursing coverage.
• 10% Attend Educational In-Services, Mandatory Training and Annual Review as required by hospital policy and procedure, or deemed necessary by supervisor. Any and all other duties as assigned to include ensuring departmental coverage. Strive to attend outside agency educational opportunities.

Position-Specific Details

• The incumbent will be required to work in various departments throughout Lallie Kemp Medical Center. Furthermore, the incumbent will be required to work night shift and the work schedule will be determined by the Department Manager. This position is for a Nurse Registered PRN on the night shift. The incumbent may be utilized in various departments throughout the hospital. Additionally, this PRN (as needed) position requires an incumbent to work at least one (1) shift in a four (4) week period.
• Compensation is $30.00 base pay plus shift differential pay. Shift 2 differential pay is $3.00 hourly. Shifts 3, holidays, and weekends pay is $4.60 hourly.
• Premium pay compensation is granted for these certification. Possession of current BLS, ACLS and PALS certification from American Heart Association is mandatory.
• The incumbent will be required to attend a five (5) day General Orientation.

How To Apply

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Required Question

• 01 Do you possess a valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing or a multi-state license issued by a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) state?
• 02 If you possess a license, please enter your license number, original issue date, and expiration date. If you do not possess a license, please enter "n/a". ***NOTE***ORIGINAL issue date must be provided (NOT most recent renewal) as your professional nursing experience will be credited from the date you put here when you attained your RN license.
• 03 Do you possess a current BLS certification from American Heart Association?
• 04 Do you possess a current ACLS certification?
• 05 Do you possess a current PALS certification?
• 06 Are you a current Lallie Kemp Employee?