Registered Nurse -HV4 FT Nights

FMOL Health; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is hiring a Registered Nurse in Louisiana for a full‑time position. A $10,000 sign‑on bonus is offered, and candidates must hold an active Louisiana RN license with BLS certification.

The RN will perform psychosocial/physiologic assessments, tailor plans of care, and coordinate education, discharge planning, and transitions. The role emphasizes collaboration, quality improvement, and lifelong learning within a supportive health system.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
• Proficient in English with strong verbal and written communication.
• Current Louisiana RN license and BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychosocial and physiologic assessments and plan care.
• Develop and revise care plans, including patient education and discharge planning.
• Coordinate transitional health care needs and end-of-life options.
• Provide holistic care using clinical judgment and adapt education to patient/family.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes.
• Document all patient care activities per standards.

Skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Computer skills

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing school

Job description

Registered Nurse

We are hiring immediately for a full‑time RN position and offering a $10,000 sign‑on bonus. This role is part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Generous benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Growth opportunities
• Affordable employee benefits
• A community culture where you don’t feel lost in a large health system

Responsibilities

• Clinical Practice and Care Management
• Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrate changing data.
• Formulates a plan of care based on trends of similar patients, including patient education and discharge planning. Tailors and prioritizes caring practice to individual needs, including cultural/ethical/spiritual needs.
• Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs (i.e., treatment options, patient placement options, end‑of‑life options).
• Responds to changes in patient’s needs and provides holistic care using independent clinical judgment based on knowledge drawn from education and experience.
• Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and families by modifying teaching strategies or content. Integrates education during the delivery of patient care. Collaborates with patients/families to identify realistic desired outcomes.
• Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care, determines immediate priorities and offers solutions for problems.
• Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict. Seeks counsel for resolution of conflict.
• Identifies variances from expected outcomes.
• Evaluates patient outcomes and makes revisions in the plan of care.
• Documents all patient care activities as per documentation standards. Assists the healthcare team with the documentation process.
• Communication and Collaboration
• Consistently communicates/collaborates with the healthcare team members, patients, and families to maximize patient outcomes.
• Appropriately delegates patient care activities to other healthcare team members and participates in making and revising staff assignments to achieve maximum productivity.
• Maintains knowledge regarding unit initiatives and incorporates the outcomes of the team/committees work into practice.
• Participates on unit teams, work groups, and/or committees. Anticipates needs and voluntarily assists others.
• Quality
• Demonstrates knowledge of unit‑based quality improvement initiatives.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives by utilizing standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery.
• Incorporates evidence‑based practice and research findings into nursing practice to enhance outcomes.
• Professional Development
• Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to healthcare team members; displays leadership behaviors.
• Identifies own learning needs based on self‑evaluation and the progress made from the previous year’s goals.
• Accountable for all documentation and completion of all required continuing education and competencies relevant to area of practice as defined by clinical management.
• Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self‑development in lifelong learning.
• Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. Leadership skills in critical thinking, decision‑making, and problem solving.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Proficient in the English language, verbal and written communication skills, computer skills
• Current Louisiana State license as RN and BLS certification