RN Staff Nurse- Same Day Surgery

LCMC Health•New Orleans, LA

About The Position

The RN Staff Nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care according to standards of care and LCMC Health policies. The nurse delegates to professional and non-professional personnel involved in care delivery. In the Same Day Surgery setting, the role includes providing safe, effective, and legally compliant nursing care, coordinating patient care activities, communicating with patients and care teams, and supporting quality and performance improvement initiatives. The nurse facilitates a safe environment, uses the nursing process to develop and deliver care plans, performs technical procedures required by the assigned area, and adjusts priorities according to patient acuity, available resources, patient preferences, and departmental needs. The nurse coordinates and delegates care-management activities and supervises other unit personnel providing care to assigned patients. The role requires appropriate communication and handoffs to maintain continuity of care, including communicating patient status and changes, diagnostic information, assessment findings, and significant events. The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, seeks assistance when needed, addresses patient concerns, supports patient throughput, and contributes to patient satisfaction and organizational quality initiatives.

Requirements

Valid license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing in Louisiana.
American Heart Association BLS-HCP.
For Perioperative Nursing: Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse / Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board.

Responsibilities

Facilitate and maintain a safe environment for patients and others.
Use the nursing process to develop and deliver plans of care for assigned patients.
Perform required technical procedures safely, effectively, efficiently, and legally.
Establish or revise patient-care priorities based on acuity, resources, patient preferences, and departmental needs.
Coordinate and delegate patient-care management activities and supervise other unit personnel providing care to assigned patients.
Communicate through appropriate channels and handoffs, escalating information and significant events to appropriate people to ensure continuity of care.
Keep patients informed, provide periodic updates as appropriate, and contribute to patient throughput.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions that improve patient care.
Seek supervision, consultation, and assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely independently.
Use interpersonal communication strategies and internal or external resources to achieve acceptable outcomes and resolve or prevent problems.
Implement infection-control practices, maintain the environment of care consistent with Joint Commission requirements, and participate in quality-improvement activities and review or audit processes.
Contribute to patient satisfaction, use the service-recovery process to address concerns or complaints, and assist colleagues as needed.