RN: Collaborative Patient Care Specialist

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital; Lake Charles (LA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Charles Memorial Health System in Louisiana seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care using the nursing process, collaborate with the care team, and ensure sound clinical decisions. The role involves hands-on patient care, documentation, and active participation in unit improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities include competency with technology and medications, patient education, and adherence to PI plans, with emphasis on huddles, hourly rounding, and bedside

Qualifications

• Graduate of School of Nursing.
• Current Louisiana Registered Nurse license or compact state license.
• BLS-CPR Certified.
• Ability to read, write and speak intelligible English; ability to learn quickly, analyze problems and communicate effectively with superiors, peers, and others on one-to-one basis.
• Requires emotional stability and resilience; Must be adaptable to change, be decisive, and demonstrate foresight.
• Must be adaptable to change and receptive to delegated responsibilities; Possesses basic problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Possesses competency in use of technology and computers.
• Demonstrates competency in the use of Smart Pumps.
• Demonstrates competency in administering medication.
• Has knowledge of and utilizes unit specific equipment appropriately.
• Organizes patient care and general unit activities to accomplish required functions with delegation of these activities to other staff as appropriate.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in planning and organizing patient care from admit to discharge.
• Consistently participates in the multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Follows evidence-based policies and procedures to guide nursing practice.
• Demonstrates the following best practices in a consistent and positive manner: Huddles, hourly rounding, bedside reporting, Service Excellence principles, and use of white boards.
• Understands and appropriately responds to the unique combination of cultural variables that professionals and patients/individuals bring to interactions.
• Evaluates ethical challenges and their potential impact on the patient’s quality of care and the nurse’s professional role.
• Uses the nursing process to effectively assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the plan of care.
• Performs initial assessments and reassessments and documents appropriately.
• Interprets and implements physician orders.
• Competently performs/assists with procedures that are routinely performed.
• Educates patients and families, and documents appropriately.
• Documents accurately according to department policy.
• Is knowledgeable of and actively participates in implementation of Unit PI plan.
• Makes suggestions/recommendations for improved operations.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Team collaboration

Healthcare technology

Assessments

Education

Graduate of School of Nursing

Louisiana RN license

BLS-CPR Certified

Tools

Smart Pumps

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

Lake Charles Memorial Health System in Louisiana seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care using the nursing process, collaborate with the care team, and ensure sound clinical decisions. The role involves hands-on patient care, documentation, and active participation in unit improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities include competency with technology and medications, patient education, and adherence to PI plans, with emphasis on huddles, hourly rounding, and bedside