Charge Nurse: Lead Care & Team Coordination

Lake Charles Memorial Health; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Charles Memorial Health seeks a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care, assess patient health, educate patients, develop and implement care plans, and support patients and families. The RN coordinates and delegates duties to care team members and serves as charge nurse, collaborating with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care.

Requires graduation from an approved School of Nursing, current Louisiana RN license or compact license,

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current Louisiana RN license or compact state license.
• BLS-CPR certification.
• 2 years of bedside nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Organizes patient care and unit activities with delegation as appropriate.
• Facilitates patient flow and admissions within the unit.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in planning patient care.
• Communicates with Director to ensure efficient patient flow and staff performance.
• Acts as designated charge nurse on the unit daily.
• Leads unit in the absence of the Director.
• Accepts direct care assignments per staffing needs.
• Uses nursing process to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Performs initial and reassessments and documents appropriately.
• Administers medications competently and educates patients and families.
• Interprets and implements physician orders.
• Directs and coordinates nursing care and staff usage.
• Adheres to LSBN Rules of Delegation.

Skills

Bedside nursing

Communication

Team coordination

BLS CPR

Education

Graduate of School of Nursing

Louisiana RN license / compact license

Job description

Lake Charles Memorial Health seeks a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care, assess patient health, educate patients, develop and implement care plans, and support patients and families. The RN coordinates and delegates duties to care team members and serves as charge nurse, collaborating with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient care.

Requires graduation from an approved School of Nursing, current Louisiana RN license or compact license,