RN Emergency Department FT Nights

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deliver healthcare with heart

Lagniappe in care

Team-oriented culture

Employee-friendly environment

Job summary

LCMC Health in New Orleans seeks an experienced ER nurse to join our caring emergency team. You will prioritize patient care, advocate for safety, and coordinate care across the care team during night shifts.

You bring a Louisiana nursing license, BLS, ACLS, CPI, PALS and TNCC where applicable, plus ER experience. We value compassion, quick thinking and teamwork in a diverse environment. Join us and help deliver exceptional patient experiences.

Qualifications

• Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Current ACLS, CPI and PALS certifications (new grads must obtain within 6 months).
• Current TNCC (CHNOLA and UMC ERs only).
• ENPC (can substitute for PALS at UMC or EJMC ERs).
• Emergency Room experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize, coordinate and delegate all care touchpoints for patients.
• Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.
• Monitor and engage with patients, families, and care team members for significant events or changes.
• Prevent and treat wounds.
• Ensure infection control and environment of care requirements are followed.
• Ensure continuity of care and exceptional experience for every patient.
• Consult with supervisor when unable to complete tasks promptly or safely.
• Address patient questions and concerns and provide education.
• Contribute to the team by assisting others as needed.

Skills

ER nursing knowledge

Emergency care teamwork

Safety advocacy

Education

Louisiana nursing license

Job description

Your job is more than a job.

Let’s be real: ER nursing isn’t a job, it’s a calling. Your connection to your ER, your patients, your team, it’s deep and personal. We love that about you.

You bring all of you to the Emergency Room every shift, every patient. And then, you take a lot of the ER home with you—the tough moments, the hopes, the tears, the possibilities, the unanswered questions, the thank you’s, the heartaches and, yes, even the smiles and laughter.

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and personality all add up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this intimate, diverse nursing role.

Your Everyday

• Prioritize, coordinate and delegate all care touchpoints for your patients.
• Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.
• Monitor and engage with patients, families, and appropriate care team members concerning significant events or patient condition changes.
• 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 care services.Address patient questions and concerns.
• Contribute to the team by assistingothers without being asked.

The Must-Haves

Minimum

• Current nursing license to practice in the state of Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Current ACLS, CPI and PALS certifications.(New grad must obtain within 6 months of hire).
• Current TNCC (CHNOLA and UMC ERs only)
• ENPC (can be substitute for PALS at UMC or EJMC ERs)

Preferred

• Emergency Room experience and ER nursing knowledge

Work Shift

Nights (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

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Touro, at the forefront of medical excellence within LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been regionally recognized for 165 years as one of New Orleans' most enduring healthcare monuments. It’s where babies come from and New Orleanians are cared for. Learn more about Touro and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction

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

You are welcome here.

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.