Registered Nurse Staff

Willis-Knighton-Health-System; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

The Night Registered Nurse in the ED at Willis-Knighton Health System provides direct patient care for individuals with acute conditions during overnight hours, ensuring safe, high-quality nursing care in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include triage, assessment, and administering treatments and interventions per hospital policy.

You will collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams, document care in EHRs, and educate patients and families about diagnoses and procedures

Qualifications

• Interacts with patients, families, and visitors.
• Human relations skills in interviewing and communication.
• Ability to use initiative in decision-making and independent judgment.
• Prolonged standing and walking.
• Lifting and transporting patients and equipment.
• Frequent exposure to contagious entities.

Responsibilities

• Triage, assess and care for patients overnight in the ED.
• Administer medications, treatments and emergency interventions.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
• Document patient care in electronic health records.
• Educate patients and families about diagnoses and procedures.
• Support patient flow through admissions, discharges, and transfers.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Decision making

Mobility

Lifting

Biohazard exposure

Education

Louisiana RN license

Job description

Shreveport , LA

Nursing

Full-Time , Night , 7p

Posted 10/16/2026

The Night Registered Nurse in the ED provides direct patient care for individuals experiencing acute medical conditions. This role ensures the delivery of safe, efficient,and high-quality nursing care in a fast-paced environment. The responsibilitieswill be to triage, assess and care for patients overnight. Administer medications, treatments and emergency interventions according to hospital policy. The nurse will have to collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams as well as other nurses. They must document patient care accurately and efficiently in electronic health records. The nurse is also responsible for the education of patients and families about diagnoses, along with procedures, the support of patient flow through the department through timely admissions, discharges, and transfers.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Interactswithpatients,families,andvisitors.
• Assignsdutiestounitstaff.
• Providestechnicalinformationandassistancetonursingpersonnel, physicians, and other department personnel.
• R.N.withacurrentlicencetopracticeasaprofessionalnurseinthe State ofLouisiana.
• Skillandproficiencyinapplyinghighlytechnicalprinciples,concepts and techniques which are central to the professional disciplineofnursing.
• Humanrelationsskillsininterviewingandcommunication.
• Abilitytouseinitiativeindecision-makingandindependentjudgment.
• Prolongedperiodsofstandingandwalking.
• Liftingandtransportingofpatientsandequipment.
• Frequentexposuretocontagiousentities.