Collaborative RN: Patient-Centered Care & Excellence

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

Job summary

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide direct patient care as part of the Patient Care Team. The RN will use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care, ensuring sound clinical decisions and comprehensive service delivery.

The role requires teamwork with interdisciplinary staff, adherence to evidence-based policies, and ongoing professional growth within a Great Place to Work environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of School of Nursing
• Current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or compact state license as Registered Nurse
• BLS CPR Certified
• Ability to read write and speak intelligible English; Ability to learn quickly, analyze problems and communicate effectively with superiors, peers and others on one to one basis
• Requires emotional stability and resilience; Must be adaptable to change; be decisive and demonstrate foresight
• Must be adaptable to change and receptive to delegated responsibilities; Possesses basic problem solving skills

Responsibilities

• Possesses competency in use of technology and computers
• Demonstrates competency in the use of Smart Pumps
• Demonstrates competency in administering medication
• Has knowledge of and utilizes unit specific equipment appropriately
• Organizes patient care and general unit activities to accomplish required functions with delegation of these activities to other staff as appropriate
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in planning and organizing patient care from admit to discharge
• Consistently participates in the multidisciplinary approach to patient care
• Follows evidence based policies and procedures to guide nursing practice
• Demonstrates the following best practices in a consistent and positive manner
• Huddles hourly rounding bedside reporting
• Service Excellence principles and use of white boards
• Understands and appropriately responds to the unique combination of cultural variables that professionals and patients/individuals bring to interactions
• Evaluates ethical challenges and their potential impact on the patients quality of care and the nurses professional role
• Uses the nursing process to effectively assess plan implement and evaluate the plan of care
• Performs initial assessments and reassessments and documents appropriately
• Interprets and implements physician orders
• Competently performs assists with procedures that are routinely performed
• Educates patients and families and documents appropriately
• Documents accurately according to department policy
• Is knowledgeable of and actively participates in implementation of Unit PI plan
• Makes suggestions/recommendations for improved operations

Education

Graduate of School of Nursing

Current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or compact state license as Registered Nurse

BLS CPR Certified

Job description

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide direct patient care as part of the Patient Care Team. The RN will use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care, ensuring sound clinical decisions and comprehensive service delivery.

The role requires teamwork with interdisciplinary staff, adherence to evidence-based policies, and ongoing professional growth within a Great Place to Work environment.