Rn Jobs in Orange County

About The Position

Requirements

• Valid Louisiana license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing.
• American Heart Association BLS-HCP.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe environment for patients and others.
• Use the nursing process to develop and deliver a plan 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 appropriately delegate patient-care management activities, and supervise unit personnel providing care to assigned patients.
• Communicate and provide handoffs and escalations regarding patient condition, changes, diagnostic data, assessment findings, care needs, complaints, defective equipment, and other significant events.
• Keep patients informed, provide appropriate updates, and contribute to patient throughput.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to identify ways to improve patient care.
• Seek supervision, consultation, or assistance when unable to work effectively or safely independently.
• Use interpersonal communication strategies and internal or external resources to 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.
• Promote patient satisfaction, use service recovery to address concerns or complaints, identify customer needs, and assist team members.