Charge Nurse RN: Lead Patient Care & Team

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

Job summary

Lake Charles Memorial Health System is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide professional nursing care in collaboration with physicians and an interdisciplinary team. You will assess patients, develop and implement care plans, and support patients and families.

The RN will supervise unit activities, coordinate staffing, and serve as charge nurse as needed. A Louisiana RN license and BLS-CPR are required; oncology certification is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Organizes patient care and general unit activities.
• Facilitates effective and efficient patient flow, coordinating admissions.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in planning and organizing patient care.
• Communicates with Director to ensure efficient patient flow and monitor staff performance.
• Serves as designated charge nurse on the unit.
• Assist in leadership of unit in absence of Director.
• Accepts direct care assignments according to staffing needs.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Performs initial assessments and reassessments and documents appropriately.
• Administers medications with competency.
• Educates patients and families, and documents appropriately.
• Interprets and implements physician orders.
• Directs and coordinates nursing care and delegates activities.
• Understands LSBN Rules of Delegation.
• Knows staff competencies and delegates duties accordingly.
• Makes appropriate patient assignments.
• Directs and participates in staffing coordination and evaluation of the nursing process.

Education

Graduate of School of Nursing

Current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or compact state license

BLS-CPR certified

2 years of bedside nursing care, preferred

Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) preferred

Job description

Lake Charles Memorial Health System is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide professional nursing care in collaboration with physicians and an interdisciplinary team. You will assess patients, develop and implement care plans, and support patients and families.

The RN will supervise unit activities, coordinate staffing, and serve as charge nurse as needed. A Louisiana RN license and BLS-CPR are required; oncology certification is preferred.