Acute Care RN: Lead Patient Care & Discharge Planning

Allen Parish Community Healthcare; Kinder (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Allen Parish Community Healthcare is seeking an RN to oversee care on the Acute unit. You will perform initial assessments, develop and implement care plans, and document all patient information accurately while collaborating with physicians, NP, and case management.

The role involves administering medications, conducting frequent rounds, and ensuring high-quality, compassionate care in accordance with hospital policies. CPR proficiency and teamwork are essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee care of all patients on the Acute unit
• Initial assessments on all admits, initiate appropriate care plans, referrals, discharge planning
• Delegates responsibilities of care when applicable and make patient assignments accordingly
• Properly and accurately administers all medicines as ordered
• Completes through shift change report to oncoming RN, LPN, CNA
• Assists MD, NP or LPN as needed for procedures and rounds with them
• Accurately receives verbal/telephone orders and puts into system correctly
• Works with case management on discharge planning as well as New Vision and proper signatures of paperwork
• Provides and is responsible for quality patient care by thoroughly assessing, evaluating, planning, and implementing nursing care according to hospital polices and procedures
• Monitors patient’s condition by making frequent rounds on assigned patients, gathering data necessary to administer care, administers appropriate care and properly and accurately documents such findings
• Unusual conditions or changes are reported to the physician/NP promptly. Proficient in CPR and responds immediately to a code blue situation
• Properly collects, labels, stores and/or delivers specimens such as urine, sputum, etc. utilizing proper universal and/or isolation precautions according to organization’s policy and procedure
• Proficient in starting IV’s, monitors, maintains, and accurately calculates IV infusions. Moves and/or changes IV site according to policy and procedure
• Proficient in Med Dispense usage
• Provides a complete, thorough, and accurate shift-change report to the on-coming RN, LPN, and CNA
• Attends and participates in required monthly staff meetings, in-services and select committees
• Assist physician/NP, and/or other staff members when needed and makes rounds with the physicians/NP
• Exemplifies, promotes, and practices the APCH core values and mission

Job description

Allen Parish Community Healthcare is seeking an RN to oversee care on the Acute unit. You will perform initial assessments, develop and implement care plans, and document all patient information accurately while collaborating with physicians, NP, and case management.

The role involves administering medications, conducting frequent rounds, and ensuring high-quality, compassionate care in accordance with hospital policies. CPR proficiency and teamwork are essential.