Registered Nurse FT Days - Heart and Vascular 4

FMOLHS•Baton Rouge, LA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Lady of the Lake is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for the Heart and Vascular 4 unit in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The role provides safe, therapeutic, holistic, and systematic care, incorporating individual differences and integrating knowledge, skills, and experience to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care, including education. The nurse relies on education and training to perform responsibilities within the scope of RN licensure.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Proficient in English, with verbal and written communication skills.
Computer skills.
Current Louisiana State RN license.
BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Perform psychosocial and physiologic assessments that integrate changing patient data.
Develop plans of care based on trends among similar patients, including patient education and discharge planning.
Tailor and prioritize care to individual cultural, ethical, and spiritual needs.
Participate in planning routine transitional health care needs, including treatment, placement, and end-of-life options.
Respond to changes in patient needs and provide holistic care using independent clinical judgment.
Adapt educational programs and information to individual patients and families, and integrate education into patient care.
Collaborate with patients and families to identify realistic desired outcomes.
Promote efficient care delivery, determine immediate priorities, and offer solutions to problems.
Advocate for patient rights, identify potential conflicts, and seek counsel to resolve conflicts.
Identify variances from expected outcomes, evaluate patient outcomes, and revise plans of care.
Document patient care activities according to documentation standards and assist the health care team with documentation.
Communicate and collaborate with health care team members, patients, and families to maximize patient outcomes.
Delegate patient care activities appropriately and participate in making and revising staff assignments.
Maintain knowledge of unit initiatives and apply team and committee outcomes in practice.
Participate in unit teams, work groups, and committees, and anticipate needs by assisting others.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives using standards, guidelines, and care pathways.
Incorporate evidence-based practice and research findings into nursing practice.
Serve as a clinical resource, preceptor, and mentor to health care team members and display leadership behaviors.
Identify learning needs through self-evaluation and progress toward goals.
Complete required documentation, continuing education, and competencies relevant to the area of practice.
Take responsibility for lifelong learning and self-development, and provide direction and guidance to others.
Use critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving leadership skills.