INPATIENT RN - FT DAYS (36539)

SURGICAL SPECIALTY CENTER OF BATON ROUGE LLC•Baton Rouge, LA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for patients admitted to the Inpatient nursing unit and discharged to an appropriate setting.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, as evident by current RN licensure.
Current LA Registered Nurse License
BLS (Basic Life Support)
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

Nice To Haves

2 years of clinical experience preferred

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and accurately document nursing care for the medical-surgical patient including pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.
Provide age-specific care for the pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient population in a medical-surgical environment.
Coordinates all aspects of nursing care with appropriate disciplines.
Provide appropriate education to the patient/family regarding their Individualized plan of care.
Fulfilling discharge planning and case management needs of the medical- Surgical patient.
Provides a safe environment for patients and families.
Participates in performance improvement activities, will assist in PODE entry and perform quality audits as assigned when time allows.
Displays excellent customer service skills when interacting with patients, families, co-workers and physicians.
Practices within the guidelines of the Louisiana State Board of Nursing Nurse Practice Act.
Complies with the policy and procedures set forth by the Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge and all applicable regulatory bodies.
Supervises LPN’s and non professional staff in delivery of care to assigned patients.
The RN will prepare and recover the Lithotripsy patients as required for the patient and the department needs.