Registered Nurse (RN) SOS Float Pool - NIGHTS

About the role

Facilitates and maintains a safe environment for patients and others.

Performs the priority technical procedures required by the area/department/assignment safely, effectively, efficiently, and legally.

Actively promotes and supports LCMC Health’s performance improvement initiatives by consistently implementing infection control practices, maintaining the environment of care consistent with Joint Commission requirements, and participating in quality improvement activities and review/audit processes.

Gives rationale for actions or decisions based on logic, successful experience, intuition, and/or established policies/procedures.

Demonstrates and actively promotes compliance with all state and federal regulatory and accrediting agencies (i.e. patient safety, infection control, HIPAA, etc.) and adheres to LCMC Health’s policies and procedures.

Utilizes the nursing process to deliver patient care.

Organizes, prioritizes, and coordinates all aspects of care for each assigned patient by coordinating and delegating activities related to patient care management in an appropriate manner and supervising activity of other unit personnel providing care to assigned patients.

Communicates using appropriate channels information, data, significant events of problems to appropriate persons, including: a) current patient condition/status, b) changes in the patient’s condition/status, c) laboratory/diagnostic data, d) intake & output, e) nutrition needs/status, f) patient needs, g) assessment findings and changes, h) changes of shift report, i) unit problems, j) patient/family/physician team member complaints, k) defective equipment l) supply usage.

Keeps patients informed and gives periodic updates as appropriate and, as applicable, positively contributes to the organizational goal of patient throughput.

Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care and education.

Sets and enforces standards for patient care, safety, and comfort.

Delegates safely and appropriately to other team members to accomplish direct patient care or support activities.

Consistently performs proper hand-off to ensure continuity of care while identifying and communicating problems.

Advises supervisor of current or anticipated problems and willingly accepts assignments and completes in a timely fashion.

Uses age appropriate principles of learning, and initiates, consults, and collaborates with available patient education resources and works closely with physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and a social worker to meet the educational needs of the patient/family.

Responsibilities

• Performs the priority technical procedures required by the area/department/assignment safely, effectively, efficiently, and legally.
• Communicates using appropriate channels information, data, significant events of problems to appropriate persons, including: a) current patient condition/status, b) changes in the patient’s condition/status, c) laboratory/diagnostic data, d) intake & output, e) nutrition needs/status, f) patient needs, g) assessment findings and changes, h) changes of shift report, i) unit problems, j) patient/family/physician team member complaints, k) defective equipment l) supply usage.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care and education.
• Delegates safely and appropriately to other team members to accomplish direct patient care or support activities.
• Consistently performs proper hand-off to ensure continuity of care while identifying and communicating problems.
• Advises supervisor of current or anticipated problems and willingly accepts assignments and completes in a timely fashion.

Requirements

• Valid license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing in Louisiana.
• American Heart Association, BLS-HCP.

Qualifications

• 1 year of professional nursing experience.

Skills

• Compliance with state and federal regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Utilization of the nursing process to deliver patient care.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and coordinate all aspects of care for each assigned patient.
• Ability to communicate using appropriate channels information, data, significant events of problems to appropriate persons.
• Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care and education.
• Ability to delegate safely and appropriately to other team members to accomplish direct patient care or support activities.
• Ability to advise supervisor of current or anticipated problems and willingly accept assignments and complete in a timely fashion.
• Ability to use age appropriate principles of learning, initiate, consult, and collaborate with available patient education resources and work closely with physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and a social worker to meet the educational needs of the patient/family.

Benefits

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Variable Hours (United States of America).

Population Served

• Neonate/Infant up to 1 year: Yes
• Youth (1yr to 15 yrs): Yes
• Adult (16 and up): Yes

About East Jefferson General Hospital

East Jefferson General Hospital, a landmark of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in East Jefferson Parish for over 50 years. And we’re only beginning to realize our greatest potential.

LCMC Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.