Registered Nurse FT Days - OLOL Ascension Medicine Unit

FMOLHS•Gonzales, 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 nurse uses education, skills, and experience to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care, including patient and family education, and performs responsibilities within the scope of RN licensure. This full-time position is on the Medicine Unit at Our Lady of the Lake in Gonzales, Louisiana, with day shifts. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is offered.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Perform psychosocial and physiologic assessments, integrating changing patient data.
Develop plans of care based on patient trends, including education and discharge planning, and tailor 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 patients and families, integrate teaching into care, and collaborate to identify realistic outcomes.
Prioritize care and identify solutions to improve efficiency in its delivery.
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 health care team with documentation.
Communicate and collaborate with health care team members, patients, and families to maximize outcomes.
Delegate patient care activities appropriately and participate in making and revising staff assignments.
Stay informed about 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, and display leadership behaviors.
Identify personal learning needs, complete required documentation, continuing education, and competencies, and pursue lifelong learning.
Provide guidance to others and demonstrate critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.