Registered Nurse- PRN - 7p-7a

About the role

The Registered Nurse (RN) works with his/her team partner(s), using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate direct patient care. The Registered Nurse (RN) works with his/her team partner(s) to provide quality patient care. As a member of the Patient Care Team, the RN provides hands-on care to patients. Is responsible for making sound clinical decisions and to provide a comprehensive delivery of care to each individual patient; provide a wide variety of patient care activities and services.

Responsibilities

• Possesses competency in use of technology and computers
• Demonstrates competency in the use of Smart Pumps
• Demonstrates competency in administering medication
• Has knowledge of and utilizes unit specific equipment appropriately
• Organizes patient care and general unit activities to accomplish required functions with delegation of these activities to other staff as appropriate
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in planning and organizing patient care from admit to discharge
• Consistently participates in the multidisciplinary approach to patient care
• Follows evidence-based policies and procedures to guide nursing practice
• Demonstrates the following best practices in a consistent and positive manner: Huddles, hourly rounding, bedside reporting, Service Excellence principles, and use of white boards
• Understands and appropriately responds to the unique combination of cultural variables that professionals and patients/individuals bring to interactions
• Evaluates ethical challenges and their potential impact on the patient's quality of care and the nurse's professional role
• Uses the nursing process to effectively assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the plan of care
• Performs initial assessments and reassessments and documents appropriately
• Interprets and implements physician orders
• Competently performs/assists with procedures that are routinely performed
• Educates patients and families, and documents appropriately
• Documents accurately according to department policy
• Is knowledgeable of and actively participates in implementation of Unit PI plan
• Makes suggestions/recommendations for improved operations

Qualifications

• Graduate of School of Nursing
• Current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or compact state license as Registered Nurse
• BLS-CPR Certified
• Ability to read, write and speak intelligible English
• Ability to learn quickly, analyze problems and communicate effectively with superiors, peers, and others on one-to-one basis
• Requires emotional stability and resilience
• Must be adaptable to change, be decisive, and demonstrate foresight
• Must be adaptable to change and receptive to delegated responsibilities
• Possesses basic problem solving skills

Physical demands

• Work requires a variety of physical activities including standing and walking for sustained periods, bending and stooping, and some lifting of 50-100 pounds at a time
• The work environment may be physically confining
• Many nursing skills require acute hearing ability, i.e. listening with stethoscope to breath sounds and heart sounds
• Must be able to exchange accurate information with patient, family, peers and medical personnel