Experienced Registered Nurse - Main Campus ER FT

FMOLHS • Baton Rouge, LA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides safe, therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way, incorporating individual differences into care. The RN integrates knowledge, skills, and experience to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care, including patient and family education, and completes responsibilities within the scope of RN licensure.

This position is in the Emergency Department at Lake Main Campus, a Level 1 Trauma Center, Stroke Center of Excellence, and Heart Center of Excellence. The department uses Intellisep Technology to help identify sepsis patients and is undertaking a $50 million renovation to enhance its facilities and processes.

The role includes clinical assessment and care planning, patient advocacy, education, documentation, collaboration with the healthcare team, participation in quality improvement, and professional development. One year of acute care nursing experience is required. Experienced ER nurses with five years of ER experience including trauma may qualify for a sign-on bonus of up to $35,000; a $10,000 sign-on bonus incentive is available for applicants who do not meet those bonus requirements.

Requirements

• At least one year of acute care nursing experience.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Louisiana Registered Nurse license, as required by license regulations.
• Current BLS certification.
• Proficiency in English, verbal and written communication, and computer skills.
• For the $35,000 sign-on bonus: five years of ER experience, including trauma; current ACLS, BLS, and PALS; obtain ER or Trauma Certification and TNCC within one year of employment; and obtain CPI within six months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychosocial and physiologic assessments and integrate changing patient data.
• Formulate individualized plans of care based on patient trends, including education and discharge planning, while considering cultural, ethical, and spiritual needs.
• Participate in planning routine transitional healthcare 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, integrate teaching into care, and collaborate to identify realistic desired outcomes.
• Promote efficient care delivery by determining immediate priorities and offering 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 as needed.
• Document patient care activities according to standards and assist the healthcare team with documentation.
• Communicate and collaborate with healthcare 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 incorporate team and committee outcomes into practice.
• Participate in unit teams, work groups, and committees, anticipate needs, and assist others.
• Demonstrate knowledge of unit quality improvement initiatives and participate using standards, guidelines, and care pathways.
• Incorporate evidence-based practice and research findings into nursing practice.
• Serve as a clinical resource, preceptor, and mentor; provide direction and guidance to others and demonstrate leadership behaviors.
• Identify learning needs, complete required continuing education and competencies, and take responsibility for ongoing professional development.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Growth opportunities
• Affordable employee benefits
• Competitive salaries
• Generous benefits
• Sign-on bonus of up to $35,000 for qualifying experienced full-time ER nurses on night shift
• $10,000 sign-on bonus incentive for applicants who do not meet the $35,000 bonus requirements

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level