Charge Nurse RN: Lead Unit Care & Team Coordination

Lake Charles Memorial Health System; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Charles Memorial Health System invites applications for a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide professional nursing care in collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary team members. The RN assesses health problems, educates patients, develops care plans, and supports patients and families while coordinating unit flow.

The role emphasizes bedside care with leadership responsibilities on the unit, adherence to LSBN rules, and delegation of duties to licensed staff.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Organizes patient care and general unit activities to accomplish required functions 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.
• Assist 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

Patient care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

RN license

Tools

ACLS

BLS

Moderate Sedation

Job description

Lake Charles Memorial Health System invites applications for a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide professional nursing care in collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary team members. The RN assesses health problems, educates patients, develops care plans, and supports patients and families while coordinating unit flow.

The role emphasizes bedside care with leadership responsibilities on the unit, adherence to LSBN rules, and delegation of duties to licensed staff.