Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Nights

LCMC Health; Covington (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health in Louisiana seeks an experienced ER nurse to provide compassionate, comprehensive care in a high‑acuity setting. You will coordinate care touchpoints, monitor patient conditions, and educate families while upholding safety and quality standards.

Must hold a Louisiana nursing license and BLS; ACLS/PALS/TNCC/ENPC are preferred or to be obtained within 6 months. Nights required; join a dedicated team at Lakeview Hospital on the Northshore.

Qualifications

• Current Louisiana nursing license to practice in the state.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC certifications preferred or to be obtained.
• New grads must obtain TNCC within 6 months of hire.
• ER nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize, coordinate and delegate all care touchpoints for patients.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, families, and staff.
• Monitor and engage with patients and care team about significant events or changes.
• Prevent and treat wounds and ensure infection control requirements.
• Ensure continuity of care, throughput, communications, and patient experience.
• Advise supervisor when unable to complete tasks; educate patients and families.

Skills

Clinical skills

Patient care

Team communication

Critical thinking

Education

Louisiana Nursing License

American Heart Association BLS

ACLS

PALS

TNCC (CHNOLA and UMC ERs only)

ENPC (sub for PALS at UMC or EJMC ERs)

Job description

Your job is more than a job.

Let’s be real: ER nursing isn’t a job, it’s a calling. Your connection to your ER, your patients, your team, it’s deep and personal. We love that about you.

You bring all of you to the Emergency Room every shift, every patient. And then, you take a lot of the ER home with you—the tough moments, the hopes, the tears, the possibilities, the unanswered questions, the thank you’s, the heartaches and, yes, even the smiles and laughter.

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and personality all add up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this intimate, diverse nursing role.

Your Everyday

Prioritize, coordinate and delegate all care touchpoints for your patients.

Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.

Monitor and engage with patients, families, and appropriate care team members concerning significant events or patient condition changes.

Prevent and treat wounds.

Monitor and execute Joint Commission infection control and environment of care requirements.

Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.

Advise and consult with supervisor when unable to complete assignments or perform tasks promptly, effectively, or safely.

Initiate patient and family education using appropriate resources and care services.Address patient questions and concerns.

Contribute to the team by assistingothers without being asked.

The Must-Haves

Minimum

• Current nursing license to practice in the state of Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Current ACLS, CPI and PALS certifications.(New grad must obtain within 6 months of hire).
• Current TNCC (CHNOLA and UMC ERs only)
• ENPC (can be substitute for PALS at UMC or EJMC ERs)

Preferred

• Emergency Room experience and ER nursing knowledge

Work Shift

• Nights (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary.

Lakeview Hospital

the center of LCMC Health’s extraordinary community of care on the Northshore, provides the only Level II trauma center in St. Tammany Parish. Along with our signature healthcare and wellness services, we continuously adopt the latest treatments, technologies, and medical innovations to better serve our patients. Learn more about Lakeview Hospital and our nationally recognized standards of excellence for heart, stroke, orthopedic, and women’s care.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do.

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Simple things make the difference.

• To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.
• To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.
• To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
• To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.