Registered Nurse Critical Care, ICU (Full Time Weekend Nights)

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 (e.g., treatment options, patient placement options, end of life options).
• 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 conflicts. 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.
• Assists the healthcare team with the documentation process.
• Consistently communicates/collaborates with the healthcare team members, patients, and families to maximize patient outcomes.
• Affords appropriate delegation of patient care activities to other healthcare 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' 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 healthcare team members; displays leadership behaviors.
• Identifies own learning needs based on self-evaluation and the progress made from the previous year's goals.
• Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning.
• Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of critical care RN experience.
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• Proficient in the English language, verbal and written communication skills, computer skills.
• Licensure: Current Louisiana State license as RN; BLS certification; ACLS Certification within first 6 months of hire.