RN Charge Limited Benefits CVSICU Days

LCMC Health•New Orleans, LA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Charge Nurse position for a brand new 12-bed CVSICU unit opening July 2026. The unit will feature open heart hemodynamic monitoring and cutting-edge technology, focusing on high acuity patients with strong multidisciplinary support. The role involves tight nurse-provider collaboration, structured training, intentional onboarding, and opportunities for cross-training. The culture is built by nurses who prioritize safety, learning, and each other, with strong leadership support. The position offers skills that elevate a career and keep clinicians sharp, with a patient-to-nurse ratio of 2:1, or 1:1 based on patient acuity. The Charge Nurse is a key member of the unit-based leadership team, responsible for managing patient-centered care coordination during their designated shift. They direct, monitor, and evaluate nursing care, serve as a resource, and model the hospital's vision, mission, and values to ensure an extraordinary patient experience and excellent clinical outcomes. At least 20% of the nurse's total shifts worked must be designated as Charge Nurse.

Requirements

Associate in Science Degree required
1 year or more of clinical experience in applicable clinical area required
Current, clear, unencumbered nurse licensure in the State of Louisiana or Compact Nurse License required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver high quality, patient-centered care.
Supervises personnel providing direct patient care and delegates activities based on patient care needs and exercises judgement regarding patient care assignments using established policies/procedures and assessing competencies of available patient care staff.
Assist with operationalizing evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety and quality outcomes.
Supports the achievement of internal/external benchmarks, accreditations, and designations.
Ensures compliance with all policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
Ensures equipment is functioning properly.
Assists with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.
Participates in the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in the unit, in collaboration with other members of the management team.
Reflects core values when interacting with co-workers, patients, family members, and others in the community to foster an environment where employees are engaged and where patient care is unparalleled.
Ensures compliance with evidence-based practices that enhance patient experience and customer service.
Collaborates with subject matter experts and other leaders to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service.
Engages in service recovery when necessary.
Provides direct and ongoing supervision of staff with regard to conflict resolution and personnel policy compliance.
Leads in a way that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization.
Assumes responsibility for resolving and/or channeling employee grievances according to appropriate procedures.
Supports the efforts of the facility to improve engagement by operationalizing current nursing strategies, including employee rounding, hourly rounds, and other initiatives.
Provides direction, supervision, and guidance to staff members. Delivers coaching and feedback where appropriate. Facilitates training to improve performance and engagement.
Provides recommendations related to interviewing, selecting, and training new staff. Recommends and implements courses of action, including training and development, conflict resolution, personnel policy compliance, to ensure a competitively superior organization.
Represents the organization positively within the community; participates in company-supported community/patient events and in-services.
Assists with staff scheduling.
Supports proper inventory control and assists with managing supplies and equipment.
Holds staff accountable for complying with safety regulations, emergency procedures medication administration, infection control procedures, ethics and compliance, risk management activities and follow through, universal precautions, body mechanics and use of safety equipment. (Assist with regulatory audits)
Ensures that staff is knowledgeable of the National Safety Patient Goals and adhere to expectations, policies and procedures.
Completes review of issues daily and follows through in correcting situations and addressing staff as appropriate. Evaluates outcomes.
Ensures that equipment is working properly and adequate supplies are available and utilized in a proper and safe manner for patient and staff safety.
Assures a safe environment free of clutter in patients' rooms and in the halls. Ensures staff practices all fire drills responsibly.
Other duties as assigned.