Registered Nurse Critical Care, Heart Hospital PCU (PRN Days)

Responsibilities

• Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrates changing data
• Formulates a plan of care based on trends of similar patients, including patient education and discharge planning
• Tailors and prioritizes caring practice to individual needs, including cultural/ethical/spiritual needs
• Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs
• Responds to changes in patient's needs and provides holistic care using independent clinical judgment based on knowledge drawn from education and experience
• Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and family by modifying teaching strategies or content
• Integrates education during the delivery of patient care
• Collaborates with patients/families to identify realistic desired outcomes
• Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care: determines immediate priorities and offers solutions for problems
• Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict. Seeks counsel for resolution of conflict
• Identifies variances from expected outcomes
• Evaluates patient outcomes and makes revisions in the plan of care
• Documents all patient care activities as per documentation standards
• Affords assistance to the healthcare team with the documentation process
• Consistently communicates/collaborates with the health care team members, patients and families to maximize patient outcomes
• Appropriately delegates patient care activities to other health care team members and participates in making and revising staff assignments to achieve maximum productivity
• Maintains knowledge regarding unit initiatives, and incorporates the outcomes of the team/work groups committees work into practice
• Participates on unit teams, work groups and/or committees. Anticipates needs and voluntarily assists others
• Demonstrates knowledge of unit based quality improvement initiatives
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives by utilizing standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery
• Incorporates evidence based practice and research findings into nursing practice to enhance outcomes
• Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to health care team members; displays leadership behaviors
• Identifies own learning needs based on self-evaluation and the progress made from the previous year's goals
• Accountable for all documentation and completion of all required continuing education and competencies relevant to area of practice as defined by clinical management
• Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning
• Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor
• Learns and applies leadership skills in critical thinking, decision-making, and problem solving

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing
• Proficient in the English language, verbal and written communication skills, computer skills
• Current Louisiana State license as RN and BLS certification and ACLS & PALS Certification within first 6 months of hire
• CPI and NIH Stroke Scale certification within a year of hire
• Department ACLS BLS PALS NRP Antenatal: Yes
• Burn Care: Yes
• Cardiology: Yes
• Cath Lab: Yes
• Day Patient: Yes
• Dialysis: Yes
• ED: Yes
• Labor and Delivery: Yes
• Medical ICU: Yes
• Neonatal ICU: No
• Progressive Care: Yes
• Patient Care Unit: Yes
• Pediatric ICU: Yes
• Operating Room (WCC and Surgicare): Yes
• Operating Room (ACC and HH): Yes
• PACU: Yes
• Psychology: No
• Psychosomatic Medicine: No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Pediatrics): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Geriatrics): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Neurology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Oncology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Pulmonology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Rheumatology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Endocrinology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Gastroenterology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Hematology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Infectious Diseases): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Nephrology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Ophthalmology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Orthopedics): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Plastic Surgery): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Thoracic Surgery): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Urology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Vascular Surgery): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Virology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Veterinary Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Wildlife Medicine): No
• Psychosomatic Medicine (Zoology):