SD - Days

Ochsner Clinic Foundation•Baton Rouge, LA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing and managing patient care within a unit, designing, implementing, and evaluating nursing interventions by coordinating, delegating, and supervising the healthcare team. The position serves as a communication link between the Unit Director, staff, patients, and physicians, acting as a resource for patient care assessment and planning. It also facilitates problem resolution, collaborates on quality of care assessment, identifies staff strengths and weaknesses, and evaluates staff performance. The supervisor acts as a liaison between staff and Clinical Nurse Specialists, and is responsible for the cost-effective and efficient use of resources. The job requires adapting behavior to specific patient populations, including respect for privacy, communication style, and obtaining permissions. The role also involves staying knowledgeable about current laws, regulations, and standards, and ensuring compliance. The employer maintains a Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, requiring immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors, patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns. This employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Registered nurse diploma
2 years relevant experience working in a fast-paced, stressful environment
Current RN License in the state of practice
Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
Strong analytical skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent customer service skills.

Nice To Haves

Associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing

Responsibilities

Provides and manages care to individuals and cohorts of patients within a unit.
Designs, implements and evaluates nursing interventions by coordinating, delegating and supervising the care provided by the healthcare team, including licensed nurses, patient care technicians and other health professionals.
Facilitates effective and efficient discharge planning.
Provides a significant communication link between Unit Director, staff, patients, physicians and others.
Serves as a resource to staff for patient care assessment and in the planning and evaluation of nursing interventions.
Facilitates problem resolution and collaborates with the Unit Director and other supervisory staff in assessing the quality of care provided, identifying staff strengths and weaknesses and evaluating the staff performance.
Serves as a liaison between staff and Clinical Nurse Specialists and other nursing resources.
Assumes responsibility for the cost effective and efficient use of human, environmental and material resources.
Uses the nursing process effectively in the delivery of patient care.
Coordinates clinical operations on the unit.
Communicates critical issues to appropriate parties.
Manages and develops employees.
Effectively manages resources.
Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to: respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.