Rn Jobs in Lake Charles, LA

About The Position

Requirements

• Current Oklahoma Registered Nurse license in good standing for at least two (2 years).
• Demonstrated competency in infection surveillance, infection prevention practices, wound assessment and management, pressure injury prevention, phlebotomy, clinical documentation, and interdisciplinary care coordination.
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication, critical-thinking, clinical decision-making, and time-management skills are essential.
• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, and techniques; of expense control, and purchasing procedures; of the philosophy and objectives of the nursing department; and of the principles and practices of effective supervision.
• Ability to direct, motivate and evaluate staff; to plan and implement programs; to develop controls to monitor effectiveness of programs; to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in infection prevention, wound care, long-term care, skilled nursing, or related clinical practice preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs required weekly RN wound assessments and wound rounds.
• Completing required admission and readmission skin assessments.
• Assessing all new, worsening, or clinically significant wounds or skin concerns requiring RN evaluation.
• Validating wound measurements, staging/classification, treatment response, and RN-level wound documentation.
• Performing wound treatments and providing wound/treatment nurse coverage as needed.
• Performing phlebotomy and other laboratory collections as needed.
• Providing medication administration, treatment coverage, and other RN-level clinical support when assigned to maintain safe resident care.
• Plans, organizes and directs health services for an assigned program, unit, facility, hospital or geographical area; insures that goals, objectives and work performed are consistent with standards and that quality care is provided to patients and clients.
• Selects, mentors, motivates and directs development and evaluation of the staff; establishes and tracks quality improvement indicators and other information concerning services and care to insure that resources are available to provide quality services and on-time performance consistent with standards; may devise health related educational programs for professional and non-professional staff.
• Participates, consults and collaborates in the development of long-range plans for health care programs; may interpret and communicate agency and departmental policies and procedures; establishes areas of responsibility and assignment; develops or implements policies and procedures to insure efficient and effective delivery of health services.
• Receives, analyzes and evaluates reports and other information and coordinates quality improvement activities concerning the care of patients, equipment, environmental health and safety conditions, and other related services in improving the quality and utilization of health care.
• Develops budget estimates or other information concerning financial requirements; approves or monitors expenditures, purchases and other actions to insure compliance with budget guidelines and effective delivery of services.
• Performs other related duties as assigned consistent with the responsibilities of the position and agency operations.