RN Nights

Allen Parish Community Healthcare; Kinder (LA); In loco; USD 60.000 - 82.000; Tempo pieno

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Allen Parish Community Healthcare is seeking an RN to oversee care on the Acute unit. You will perform initial assessments, develop and implement care plans, and document all patient information accurately while collaborating with physicians, NP, and case management.

The role involves administering medications, conducting frequent rounds, and ensuring high-quality, compassionate care in accordance with hospital policies. CPR proficiency and teamwork are essential.

Mansioni

• Oversee care of all patients on the Acute unit
• Initial assessments on all admits, initiate appropriate care plans, referrals, discharge planning
• Delegates responsibilities of care when applicable and make patient assignments accordingly
• Properly and accurately administers all medicines as ordered
• Completes through shift change report to oncoming RN, LPN, CNA
• Assists MD, NP or LPN as needed for procedures and rounds with them
• Accurately receives verbal/telephone orders and puts into system correctly
• Works with case management on discharge planning as well as New Vision and proper signatures of paperwork
• Provides and is responsible for quality patient care by thoroughly assessing, evaluating, planning, and implementing nursing care according to hospital polices and procedures
• Monitors patient’s condition by making frequent rounds on assigned patients, gathering data necessary to administer care, administers appropriate care and properly and accurately documents such findings
• Unusual conditions or changes are reported to the physician/NP promptly. Proficient in CPR and responds immediately to a code blue situation
• Properly collects, labels, stores and/or delivers specimens such as urine, sputum, etc. utilizing proper universal and/or isolation precautions according to organization’s policy and procedure
• Proficient in starting IV’s, monitors, maintains, and accurately calculates IV infusions. Moves and/or changes IV site according to policy and procedure
• Proficient in Med Dispense usage
• Provides a complete, thorough, and accurate shift-change report to the on-coming RN, LPN, and CNA
• Attends and participates in required monthly staff meetings, in-services and select committees
• Assist physician/NP, and/or other staff members when needed and makes rounds with the physicians/NP
• Exemplifies, promotes, and practices the APCH core values and mission

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Responsible and accountable for performing direct and indirect patient care according to standards set for quality and compassionate patient care and those duties approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing. Responsible for initial and on-going patient assessments, developing, planning and implementing appropriate patient care and care plan in accordance with doctor’s orders and evaluating patient response to said care. Responsible for accurate, concise, legible, and timely documentation of all pertinent patient information. Appropriately and professionally communicates between staff members, management, and physicians/NP. The RN functions as an integral part of the nursing team. All tasks must be performed in compliance with established policies and procedures of Allen Parish Community Healthcare and supervised by the Nurse Manager, House Supervisor and/or the CNO.

ADDITIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee care of all patients on the Acute unit
• Initial assessments on all admits, initiate appropriate care plans, referrals, discharge planning
• Delegates responsibilities of care when applicable and make patient assignments accordingly
• Properly and accurately administers all medicines as ordered
• Completes through shift change report to oncoming RN, LPN, CNA
• Assists MD, NP or LPN as needed for procedures and rounds with them
• Accurately receives verbal/telephone orders and puts into system correctly
• Works with case management on discharge planning as well as New Vision and proper signatures of paperwork
• Provides and is responsible for quality patient care by thoroughly assessing, evaluating, planning, and implementing nursing care according to hospital polices and procedures ensuring that the patient’s physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, and emotional needs are addressed.
• Monitors patient’s condition by making frequent rounds on assigned patients, gathering data necessary to administer care, administers appropriate care and properly and accurately documents such findings. Unusual conditions or changes are reported to the physician/NP promptly. Proficient in CPR and responds immediately to a code blue situation.
• Properly collects, labels, stores and/or delivers specimens such as urine, sputum, etc. utilizing proper universal and/or isolation precautions according to organization’s policy and procedure.
• Proficient in starting IV’s, monitors, maintains, and accurately calculates IV infusions. Moves and/or changes IV site according to policy and procedure.
• Proficient in Med Dispense usage.
• Provides a complete, thorough, and accurate shift-change report to the on-coming RN, LPN, and CNA.
• Attends and participates in required monthly staff meetings, in-services and select committees.
• Assist physician/NP, and/or other staff members when needed and makes rounds with the physicians/NP.
• Exemplifies, promotes, and practices the APCH core values and mission.