Registered Nurse

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Lake Charles Memorial Health System is committed to investing in the excellence of our employees by providing competitive compensation, professional growth, and exceptional benefits. We strive to foster an employee-focused culture. As a major teaching facility we offer learning and mentoring opportunities as well as programs to promote employee well-being.

We want the most qualified people to be part of our extraordinary team. Memorial offers its employees medical, dental & vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement options, paid time off, tuition assistance & much more to attract and retain employees.

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We place a high value on our employees. We attract talented people who thrive in a team environment, recognize the importance of accountability and strive to exceed our patient's expectations.

The Registered Nurse (RN) manages the overall nursing care in the operating room to help maintain a safe and comfortable environment (referred to as a circulating nurse). The RN works with his/her team partner(s) using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate direct patient care. The RN provides hands-on care to patients and is responsible for making sound clinical decisions to provide comprehensive delivery of care to each individual patient.

Reports directly to Nurse Manager and/or Charge Nurse.

• Possesses competency in use of technology and computers.
• Has knowledge of and utilizes unit specific equipment appropriately.
• Organizes patient care and general unit activities to accomplish required functions with delegation of these activities to other staff as appropriate.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in planning and organizing patient care from admit to discharge.
• Consistently participates in the multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Follows evidence-based policies and procedures to guide nursing practice.
• Demonstrates best practices in a consistent and positive manner:
  Huddles, hourly rounding, bedside reporting, Service Excellence principles, and use of white boards.
• Understands and appropriately responds to the unique combination of cultural variables that professionals and patients/individuals bring to interactions.
• Evaluates ethical challenges and their potential impact on the patient’s quality of care and the nurse’s professional role.
• Uses the nursing process to effectively assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the plan of care.
• Performs initial assessments and reassessments and documents appropriately.
• Interprets and implements physician orders.
• Educates patients and families on best practices for recovery, including pain management and keeping wounds clean, and documents appropriately.
• Documents accurately according to department policy.
• Is knowledgeable of and actively participates in implementation of Unit PI plan, and makes suggestions/recommendations for improved operations.
• Helps clean surgical equipment and operating rooms to maintain a sterile environment.
• Incorporates healthy workforce in daily practice.
• Call is required for this position.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

• Graduate of School of Nursing.
• Current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or compact state license as Registered Nurse.
• Strong, deep understanding of Neurosurgery.
• BLS-CPR Certified.
• Ability to read, write and speak intelligible English;
  Ability to learn quickly, analyze problems and communicate effectively with superiors, peers, and others on a one-to-one basis.
• Requires emotional stability and resilience;
  Must be adaptable to change, be decisive, and demonstrate foresight.
• Possesses basic problem solving skills.