Registered Nurse, Admissions Behavioral Medicine - Full time

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

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Lake Charles, LA seeks a competent Registered Nurse to practice independently in a clinical setting, providing routine and complex care and delegating to the care team as needed.

Responsibilities include nursing process application, medication administration, monitoring treatment effects, documenting patient history and care, and educating patients and families on learning needs and resources.

Qualifications

• Meets nursing competencies and uses the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation).
• Provides routine and complex care and delegates as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of clinical leadership competencies.
• Delivers nursing care per protocol and monitors treatment effectiveness.
• Documents patient history, symptoms and care provided.
• Educates patients, families and caregivers on learning needs and resources.

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing

Job description

Summary:

The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
• Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
• Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
• Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
• Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.

Job Requirements

Education/Skills

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred

Experience

• 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS required
• RN License in state of employment or compact

Work Schedule

7AM - 7PM

Work Type

Full Time