Charge Nurse RN – ER Leader & Growth Opportunity

Lake Charles Memorial Health System; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place To Work

Employee development opportunities

Job summary

Lake Charles Memorial Health System in Lake Charles, LA is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide professional nursing care in collaboration with physicians and an interdisciplinary team. You will assess health problems, educate patients and families, develop and implement care plans, and coordinate unit activities as charge nurse.

Candidates should have a nursing degree, Louisiana RN license, BLS-CPR certification, and at least 2 years of bedside experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate of School of Nursing.
• Current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or compact state license as Registered Nurse.
• BLS-CPR certified.
• 2 years of bedside nursing care, preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Organizes patient care and general unit activities with delegation of these activities to other staff as appropriate.
• Facilitates effective and efficient patient flow, forming cooperative relationships with entry points for admissions to the unit/department.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in planning and organizing patient care.
• Communicates effectively with Director to keep efficient patient flow and assist in monitoring of staff performance.
• Serves as designated charge nurse on the unit on daily basis.
• Assists in the leadership of unit in absence of Director.
• Accepts direct care patient care assignments according to staffing grid and unit/department needs.
• Uses the nursing process to effectively assess, develop nursing diagnoses & goals, plan, implement and evaluate the plan of care.
• Performs initial assessments and reassessments and documents appropriately.
• Competently performs/assists with all unit based procedures performed.
• Demonstrates competency in administering medication.
• Educates patients and families, and documents appropriately.
• Interprets and implements physician orders.
• Assists team members in providing care to patients or administers direct care when professional nursing skills and judgement are required.
• Directs and coordinates nursing care, establishes priorities and delegates nursing activities according to patient needs.
• Understands and demonstrates the LSBN Rules of Delegation.
• Knows the competency of staff and delegates duties appropriately.
• Makes appropriate patient assignments.
• Directs, coordinates and participates in the direction of staff to efficiently accomplish the coordination of staffing the unit.
• Directs, coordinates and participates in the evaluation/supervision of the nursing process as the basis for patient care practice.
• Ensures that the highest quality patient care is delivered.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Patient education

Team coordination

Medication administration

Education

Graduate of School of Nursing

Louisiana Registered Nurse license

BLS-CPR certified

2 years bedside nursing care

Job description

Lake Charles Memorial Health System in Lake Charles, LA is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide professional nursing care in collaboration with physicians and an interdisciplinary team. You will assess health problems, educate patients and families, develop and implement care plans, and coordinate unit activities as charge nurse.

Candidates should have a nursing degree, Louisiana RN license, BLS-CPR certification, and at least 2 years of bedside experience.