RN Neurology Stroke Unit PRN Days

100 LCMC Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

100 LCMC Health's nursing team seeks a dedicated neuroscience nurse who leads care for brain injury and stroke patients. You’ll champion patient journeys, coordinate care touchpoints, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver direct patient care and a safe, compassionate environment.

You will monitor patient conditions, educate families, and ensure infection control and continuity of care. If you see barriers to timely or safe care, you escalate to supervisors, while delivering

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 certification.
• NIH training provided during orientation and required annually thereafter.

Responsibilities

• Take the lead: prioritize, coordinate, and delegate care touchpoints.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure direct patient care.
• Maintain a safe environment and monitor patient conditions and family questions.
• Prevent and treat wounds; ensure infection control and environment of care.
• Advise supervisor if unable to complete tasks promptly, safely.
• Initiate patient and family education using appropriate resources and continuum of care services.
• Contribute to the team by assisting others when needed.

Skills

Nursing license

BLS certification

ACLS certification

NIH training

Job description

Your job is more than a job. Truth. Neuroscience nurses are a rare breed. You’re not afraid to take the lead and be the key stakeholder in your patient’s journey because with issues like brain injuries and strokes, the road to recovery is paved with challenges and small, incremental milestones. Without hesitation, you champion and appreciate every single one, taking pride in your patient’s progress and your team’s hard work. In the end, it’s so worth it. Your bond with your patients and their family is stronger and your calling as a nurse deeper. In your mind, you wouldn’t trade that feeling for the world. It’s why you love nursing. And it’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 critical 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 assistingothers 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 ACLS certification.
• NIH training provided during orientation and required annually thereafter.

Minimum Required

Minimum Required: 1 year for a flex RN position. Preferred: 2 years in a related clinical area.

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.

About 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.

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.

About LCMC Health

About LCMC Health One‑of‑a‑kind care comes from one‑of‑a‑kind people. At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra‑extraordinary. We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond. 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.

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.