Registered Nurse Critical Care, NICU (Fulltime 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
• 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
• Affects 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
• 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/committees work into practice
• Participates on unit teams, work groups and/or committees
• Anticipates needs and voluntarily assists others
• Ensures quality through participation 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
• Demonstrates knowledge of unit based quality improvement initiatives
• 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
• 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
• Consistently performs 12 organizational Service Standards focused on Values, Service and Quality

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
• 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