RN Acute Surgery Unit FT Nights

100 LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000

Job summary

LCMC Health is seeking a dedicated Med-Surg nurse for night shifts in New Orleans. You will lead enrollment in patient care, support families, and maintain safe, compassionate bedside care with a focus on timely communication and high-quality outcomes.

Expect collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, adherence to Joint Commission standards, and responsive patient advocacy. A strong bedside presence and empathy are essential in this hands-on role.

Qualifications

• Must hold current nursing license to practice in Louisiana.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Current PALs certification (PALS).

Responsibilities

• Prioritize, coordinate, and delegate all care touchpoints for patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure direct patient care.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, families, and staff.
• Monitor patient conditions and respond to changes and questions.
• Ensure wound care, infection control, and environmental safety.
• Educate patients and families using appropriate resources and care services.

Skills

Empathy

Compassion

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Louisiana nursing license

AHA BLS certification

PALS certification

Job description

Your job is more than a job. Sign on bonus eligible up to $15,000 Let’s tell it like it is. Med-Surg nursing is the backbone of every hospital, and it's not for everyone. Thankfully, you're not everyone. Your calling as a Med Surg nurse means your unwavering passion, mental toughness, heart of gold, and yes, mad skills make you an invaluable asset. You love being on the front line of care and getting to know your patients as real people. You sweat the small stuff and bring all you've got to every patient’s bedside, call light, hand hold, chart entry, medical need, team request, family request and yes, even the proverbial Jello request. You love the range of nursing skills it demands, and that there’s "never-a-dull-moment". And that's what we love about you. Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your "little something extra" all add up to you. And we're excited to get to know you and find out what you'll bring to this hands-on, diverse nursing role.

Your Everyday Take the lead: prioritizing, coordinating, and delegating all care touchpoints for your patients. Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to ensure appropriate direct patient care. Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone. Monitor and engage with your patients, families, and appropriate care team members concerning significant events, patient condition changes, or patient questions and concerns. 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 continuum of care services. Contribute to the team by assisting others without being asked.

Must-Haves Minimum:

• Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Current PALs certification.

WORK SHIFT: Nights (United States of America)

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

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.

About LCMC Health

University Medical Center University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health's incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region's safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+. Learn more about University Medical Center's legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.

If you're the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be a part of our family. From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary. Let's make every day extraordinary together.