Admissions Registered Nurse FT Days

Seaside Health System; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

401(k)

Job summary

Seaside Health System in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is seeking an Admissions Registered Nurse FT Days to lead patient admissions, plan, organize, and evaluate care interventions to achieve quality, cost‑effective outcomes.

You will support staff, patient, and family education to enhance knowledge, skills, and behaviors to optimize patient health status.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed to practice nursing in Louisiana.
• Minimum 1 year recent medical-surgical or psychiatric clinical experience preferred.
• Knowledgeable and demonstrate competency in current nursing principles and practices.
• Able to problem-solve and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead patient admissions within 8 hours of admission and initiate treatment plans.
• Provide direct nursing care and supervise patient group treatments as ordered by the physician.
• Collaborate with disciplines and physicians regarding patient care and treatment plans.
• Manage medication administration and handling of expired medications.
• Report medication errors promptly; perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing skills

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Admissions Registered Nurse FT Days

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Admissions Registered Nurse FT to join our team at Seaside Health System in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

About the Role:

As a Admissions Registered Nurse FT, you will be responsible for leading patient admissions, planning, organizing, and evaluating care interventions to achieve quality cost-effective outcomes. You will also support staff, patient, and family education to enhance knowledge, skills, and necessary behaviors to optimize patient health status.

Essential Job Duties:

• Provides patient assessment/treatment by accessing new patients within 8 hours of admission, initiating treatment plans, administering individual nursing care as ordered by the physician, and providing direct patient group treatments as scheduled.
• Screens patients for clinical appropriateness for inpatient hospital criteria and obtains admission order from the attending physician.
• Collaborates with other disciplines and treating physician regarding patient care and revision of treatment regime as part of the Treatment Team.
• Manages medication administration and appropriate handling and disposal of expired medications.
• Reports all medication administering errors made in a timely manner.
• Manages other duties as assigned/required.

Requirements:

• Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed to practice nursing in the State of Louisiana.
• Minimum 1 year recent medical surgical or psychiatric clinical experience preferred.
• Knowledgeable and demonstrate competency in current principles and practices clinically specific medical surgical, psychiatric nursing.
• Able to problem-solve and communicate effectively.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Life, PTO, 401(k)

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Seaside Health System is committed to the principle of Equal Employment Opportunity for all employees and applicants. It is our policy to ensure that both current and prospective employees are afforded equal employment opportunity without consideration of race, religious creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability in accordance with local, state and federal laws.

Americans with Disabilities Act:

Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.