Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

MEP Health; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

MEP Health in Lafayette, LA is seeking a registered nurse to deliver evidence-based care to adult patients. You will perform holistic assessments and develop complex care plans while administering medications and providing bedside nursing interventions.

You will monitor patient status, escalate concerns, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, educate patients and families, and document all findings in the EHR to support coordinated, outcome-driven care.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required and current state license.
• Strong clinical assessment and medication administration skills.
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and patient education abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform holistic patient assessments and develop/implement complex care plans.
• Administer medications and provide bedside nursing interventions for medical-surgical patients.
• Monitor and manage patient status, escalating concerns as needed.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary care team to support coordinated care.
• Educate patients and families on care plans, treatments, and self-management.
• Document clinical findings and care activities thoroughly in the EHR.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Medication administration

Teamwork

Communication

Patient education

EHR documentation

Education

Registered Nurse licensure

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

provides high-quality, evidence-based care to adult patients, delivering comprehensive assessments and responding promptly to changes in patient condition.

• Perform holistic patient assessments and develop/implement complex care plans.
• Administer medications and provide bedside nursing interventions for medical-surgical patients.
• Monitor and manage patient status, escalating concerns as needed.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team to support coordinated care.
• Educate patients and families on care plans, treatments, and self-management.
• Document clinical findings and care activities thoroughly in the electronic health record (EHR).

Qualifications & Skills:

RN licensure; strong clinical assessment and medication administration skills; ability to manage complex care; effective teamwork and communication; patient and family education; accurate, timely EHR documentation; commitment to evidence-based practice and patient outcomes.