RN ICU FT Nights LB

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health in New Orleans is seeking a dedicated Critical Care Nurse to lead and coordinate patient care across shifts, focusing on complex conditions and life support monitoring. You will engage with families to update on conditions, provide compassionate support, and ensure a safe, high-quality care environment.

The role requires Louisiana nursing licensure, BLS, ACLS and PALS, and a commitment to continuous bedside excellence in a fast-paced, 24/7 setting.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead care coordination for patients and touchpoints across shifts.
• Evaluate vital signs and monitor life support devices.
• Provide care for complex patient conditions incl. psycho/social needs.
• Maintain a safe environment and prevent infection.
• Communicate with patients, families, and care team about changes or questions.
• Educate patients and families on continuum of care and self-care after discharge.
• Collaborate with nursing supervisor to meet overall patient care needs.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient care

Communication with families

Team collaboration

Education

RN license Louisiana

Tools

Life support equipment

Patient monitoring systems

Job description

Your job is more than a job.

Critical care nursing is a deeper, more intimate call to care during one of the most vulnerable times in your patient’s life. You understand that. So, you reach beyond the patient’s bedside to the concerned family to update on conditions and recovery, consoling grief, and inspiring hope. This complex, around the clock role embraces your decisiveness, preparation, understanding, and high‑level critical thinking.

Your Everyday

Take the lead: prioritizing, coordinating, and delegating all care touchpoints for your patients.

Evaluate vital signs according to standards of care and monitor life support measures such as advanced heart and respiratory technology.

Apply knowledge of complex patient conditions including psycho/social needs.

Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.

Monitor and engage with your patients, families, and appropriate care team members immediately 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.

Collaborate and consult with nursing supervisor Collaborates to identify and meet the overall needs of patient care or 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 assistingothers without being asked.

The 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 ACLS and PALS.

Work Shift

Days (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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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‑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.

Simple things make the difference.

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