Registered Nurse PRN - Med Surg Oncology

Registered Nurse PRN - Med Surg Oncology Job Description

Registered Nurse PRN Premium
Med Surg Oncology-Lake Main Campus

What Makes Us Different?
With Our Lady of the Lake, we offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, we are here to create a spirit of healing - and we invite you to join our team today if you would like to be part of that spirit.

We offer you something special - the chance to do God's work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day. Additionally, you can expect:
• Growth opportunities
• A community culture where you don’t feel lost in a large health system

The Registered Nurse provides safe therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way, incorporating differences into the provision of care. Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum to include patient and family education. Relies on education and training to complete responsibilities within scope of licensure as registered nurse.

• Clinical Practice and Care Management
  • Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrate changing data.
  • Formulates a plan of care based on trends of similar patients, including patient education and discharge planning; tailors and prioritizes caring practice to individual needs, including cultural, ethical, and spiritual needs.
  • Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs (treatment options, patient placement options, end‑of‑life options).
  • Responds to changes in patient needs and provides holistic care using independent clinical judgment based on knowledge drawn from education and experience.
  • Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and families by modifying teaching strategies or content.
  • Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care: determines immediate priorities and offers solutions for problems.
  • Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict; seeks counsel for resolution of conflict.
  • Identifies variances from expected outcomes; evaluates patient outcomes and makes revisions in the plan of care.
  • Documents all patient care activities as per documentation standards; assists the healthcare team with the documentation process.
• Communication and Collaboration
  • Consistently communicates and collaborates with the healthcare team, patients, and families to maximize patient outcomes.
  • Appropriately delegates patient care activities to other team members and participates in making and revising staff assignments to achieve maximum productivity.
  • Maintains knowledge regarding unit initiatives and incorporates the outcomes of the team/committees work into practice.
  • Participates on unit teams, work groups, and/or committees; anticipates needs and voluntarily assists others.
• Quality
  • Demonstrates knowledge of unit‑based quality improvement initiatives.
  • Participates in quality improvement initiatives by utilizing standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery.
  • Incorporates evidence‑based practice and research findings into nursing practice to enhance outcomes.
• Professional Development
  • Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to healthcare team members; displays leadership behaviors.
  • Identifies own learning needs based on self‑evaluation and the progress made from the previous year’s goals.
  • Accountable for all documentation and completion of all required continuing education and competencies relevant to area of practice as defined by clinical management.
  • Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self‑development in lifelong learning.
  • Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice; serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. Demonstrates leadership skills in critical thinking, decision‑making, and problem solving.

• One‑year clinical nursing experience
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Proficient in English (verbal and written communication skills, computer skills)
• Current Louisiana State license as RN and BLS certification
• Variable shifts; PRN (as needed)
• Department:
  Med Surg Oncology - Lake Main Campus