Night Shift RN I — Care Leader & Preceptor

Christus Health; Alexandria (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Christus Health in Louisiana seeks a registered nurse for full-time night shift responsibilities, delivering quality nursing care across patient groups and supervising LVN/LPNs and aides. The role emphasizes plans, safety, and interdisciplinary collaboration, with a focus on education and precepting new staff.

Responsibilities include developing care plans, implementing care as outlined, evaluating outcomes, teaching patients and families, and maintaining confidentiality while communicating

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred.
• Six months to a year of experience as a licensed RN or holder of a GN permit.
• BLS required.
• RN License in state of employment or compact.
• Graduate Nurse Permit requirements as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Patient Care Planning
• Develops a comprehensive nursing care plan which addresses all significant needs and problems identified through nursing assessment.
• Prepares nursing elements of the interdisciplinary care plan prior to the initial team conference.
• Reviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team members as changes occur.
• Patient Care Provision
• Implements patient care as planned in nursing care plan and interdisciplinary care plan.
• Sets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and patient needs.
• Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks resources when appropriate.
• Safely performs and accurately documents procedures, consistent with established nursing policy and procedure.
• Patient Care Evaluation
• Evaluates patient response to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with interdisciplinary team.
• Evaluates progress toward nursing goals and revises goals as needed on a weekly basis.
• Completes nursing progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis.
• Completes nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis.
• Teaching
• Evaluates education needs of patient and significant others and documents their response to teaching.
• Utilizes, adapts, and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs.
• Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and families as needed.
• Acts as role model for health care students and other team members.
• Acts as preceptor to assigned orientees.
• Assists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and experience.
• Patient Care Communication
• Reports and documents accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's condition.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Applies basic verbal and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication among care team members, patients, and significant others.
• Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed.
• Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately.
• Identifies actual and potentially unsafe patient care practices, reports them in the designated manner, and suggests alternatives.

Skills

BLS certified

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Job description

Christus Health in Louisiana seeks a registered nurse for full-time night shift responsibilities, delivering quality nursing care across patient groups and supervising LVN/LPNs and aides. The role emphasizes plans, safety, and interdisciplinary collaboration, with a focus on education and precepting new staff.

Responsibilities include developing care plans, implementing care as outlined, evaluating outcomes, teaching patients and families, and maintaining confidentiality while communicating