Registered Nurse FT Nights - Trauma Neuro ICU

FMOLHS•Baton Rouge, LA

2d•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. The role relies on education and training to complete responsibilities within the scope of registered nurse licensure. This position is in the Trauma Neuro ICU at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is full time on nights.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Proficiency in English and verbal and written communication skills.
Computer skills.
Current Louisiana state RN license.
BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Perform psychosocial and physiologic assessments that integrate changing data.
Develop plans of care based on trends among similar patients, incorporating education and discharge planning and tailoring care to individual cultural, ethical, and spiritual needs.
Participate in planning routine transitional health care needs, including treatment, patient placement, and end-of-life options.
Respond to changes in patients’ needs and provide holistic care using independent clinical judgment informed by education and experience.
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, 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 to maximize productivity.
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-based quality improvement initiatives and participate in improvement efforts using standards, guidelines, and care pathways.
Incorporate evidence-based practice and research findings into nursing practice.
Act as a clinical resource and mentor to health care team members and display leadership behaviors.
Identify personal learning needs through self-evaluation and review of progress toward prior-year goals.
Complete required documentation, continuing education, and competencies relevant to the practice area.
Take responsibility for lifelong learning and self-development to improve practice.
Provide direction and guidance to others and serve as a resource, preceptor, and mentor; use critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.