Registered Nurse Nights - Neurology Unit

Registered Nurse FT Nights - Neurology Unit

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Baton Rouge, LA

We are hiring immediately for a full-time RN and offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus!

• Tuition reimbursement
• Growth opportunities
• Affordable employee benefits
• A community culture where you don’t feel lost in a large health system

• Clinical Practice and Care Management
• Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrates 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/ spiritual needs.
• Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs. (i.e. treatment options patient placement options, end of life options)
• Responds to changes in patient's 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 family by modifying teaching strategies or content. Integrates education during the delivery of patient care. Collaborates with patients/ families to identify realistic desired outcomes.
• Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care: determines immediate priorities and offers solution 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/collaborates with the health care team members, patients and families to maximize patient outcomes.
• Appropriately delegates patient care activities to other health care 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 health care 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 life-long learning.
• Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. Leadership skills in critical thinking, decision-making, and problem solving.

• One year acute care Nursing experience
• Graduate of accredited school of nursing
• Per license requirements
• Proficient in the English language, verbal and written communication skills, computer skills
• Current Louisiana State license as RN and BLS certification

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care