Registered Nurse Thoracic Surgery Clinic

FMOL Health; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Baton Rouge is seeking a Registered Nurse for their Thoracic Surgery Clinic. The RN will provide therapeutic care, formulate care plans, and collaborate with patients and healthcare teams. Ideal candidates should be graduates of accredited nursing schools, possess current RN licensure in Louisiana, and be BLS certified. This is a full-time entry-level role offering essential skills development in a clinical environment.

Qualifications

• Current Louisiana State license as RN and BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychosocial/physiologic assessments.
• Formulate a plan of care based on similar patients.
• Advocate for patient rights and resolve conflict.
• Communicate with health care team members.

Skills

Proficient in the English language

Verbal and written communication skills

Computer skills

Education

Graduate of accredited school of nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse Thoracic Surgery Clinic

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Job Description

The Registered Nurse provides safe therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way, integrating differences into the provision of care. The RN integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum, including patient and family education. The RN relies on education and training to complete responsibilities within the scope of licensure.

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 (e.g., 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 and assists the healthcare team with the documentation process.

Communication and Collaboration

• Consistently communicates and 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/committee 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 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

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

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Health Care Provider

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care