Registered Nurse - Med 6 FT Nights

Fmolhs

Baton Rouge (LA)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 85,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Affordable benefits

Community culture

Job summary

FMOLHS invites qualified Registered Nurses to join Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Louisiana. The role focuses on holistic, patient-centered care across the continuum, including patient and family education. Licensure in Louisiana and BLS are required.

A culture of healing and community service is emphasized within a supportive team environment. Responsibilities include assessments, care planning, education, discharge planning, and collaboration with the health care team to ensure quality

Qualifications

Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
Current Louisiana State license as RN and BLS certification.
Proficient in English and computer skills.

Responsibilities

Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrates 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.
Responds to changes in patient's needs and provides holistic care using independent clinical judgment.
Adapts educational programs and information to individual patients and family.
Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care and determines immediate priorities.
Acts as a clinical resource and mentor to health care team members.

Skills

Proficient in English

Computer skills

Education

Graduate of accredited school of nursing

Job description

With Our Lady of the Lake, we offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, we are here to create a spirit of healing - and we invite you to join our team today if you would like to be part of that spirit. In addition to competitive salaries and generous benefits, we offer you something special - the chance to do God's work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day. Additionally, you can expect:

Growth opportunities
Affordable employee benefits
A community culture where you don’t feel lost in a large health system

The Registered Nurse provides safe therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way, incorporating differences into the provision of care. Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum to include patient and family education. Relies on education and training to complete responsibilities within scope of licensure as registered nurse. #CB

Responsibilities

Clinical Practice and Care Management

Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrates 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 family 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 solution 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 health care team members, patients and families to maximize patient outcomes.
Appropriately delegates patient care activities to other health care 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 health care 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 life-long 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 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