Registered Nurse Critical Care, NICU (Full Time 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 (i.e. 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 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
• Assists the healthcare team with the documentation process
• Consistently communicates/collaborates with the health care team members, patients and families to maximize patient outcomes
• Affectively 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
• 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 life-long learning
• Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor
• 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; ACLS and PALS Certification within first 6 months of hire; CPI and NIH Stroke Scale Certification within first year of hire
• Department ACLS BLS PALS NRP Antenatal Yes Yes No Yes Burn Care Yes Yes Yes No Cardiology Yes Yes No No Cath Lab Yes Yes No No Day Patient Yes Yes No No Dialysis Yes Yes No No ED Yes Yes Yes No Labor and Delivery Yes Yes No Yes Medical ICU Yes Yes No No Neonatal ICU No Yes No Yes Operating Room (WCC and Surgicare) Yes Yes Yes No Operating Room (HH) Yes Yes No No Operating Room (ACC) No Yes No No Operating Room (WCC and Surgicare) Yes Yes Yes No PACU (WCC and Surgicare) Yes Yes Yes No PACU (ACC and HHL) Yes Yes No No Patient Care Unit Yes Yes No No Pediatric ICU Yes Yes Yes No Progressive Care Yes Yes No No