RN - OR/Surgery - Chabert - Day Shift - Full Time

Ochsner Health; Houma (LA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Houma, Louisiana, is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead patient care through the nursing process. The ideal candidate will have a current RN license and BLS certification and possess organizational skills to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include assessing patient learning needs, managing nursing team resources, and improving patient outcomes. This position offers opportunities to impact patient care positively and requires sensitivity to diverse populations.

Qualifications

• Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Preferred certification in clinical specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process in the delivery of patient care.
• Assess learning needs of patients and implement teaching strategies.
• Manage nursing team resources and serve as a leader.
• Evaluate and promote change based on data for optimal outcomes.
• Enhance customer satisfaction and employee morale.
• Adapt behavior to respect the privacy of patients.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Time management skills

Interpersonal and leadership skills

Computer proficiency

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Job description

Job Overview

This job acts a leader in the provision of patient care using the nursing process within the framework of the Nurse Practice Act, ANA Code for Nurses and Scope & Standards of Practice. Effectively delegates, directs, and assists licensed and ancillary team members; assumes accountability for quality patient outcomes; exhibits sensitivity to cultural, ethnic and religious diversity in all interactions; maintains involvement in activities aimed toward the achievement of unit and the department’s strategic goals and objectives and demonstrates professional responsibility and accountability for his/her own practice and supports the company's philosophy of nursing.

Education

Required - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Preferred - Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Work Experience

Required - None.

Certifications

Required - Current registered nurse (RN) license in state of practice.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.

Preferred - Certification in clinical specialty area.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Strong organizational skills and ability to be detail oriented.
• Good time management skills and ability to work in a fast paced environment and be self‑directed.
• Good interpersonal, leadership, and delegation skills and ability to demonstrate good judgement and supervise or manage others.
• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web‑based applications.

Job Duties

• Effectively use the nursing process in the delivery of patient care.
• Assess learning needs and implement teaching strategies appropriate for the diverse needs of the patient, family, and other groups or disciplines.
• Communicate, delegate, and manage nursing team resources (human and fiscal) properly and serve as a leader and partner on the interdisciplinary team.
• Use data, information, and knowledge to evaluate and promote change in order to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Embrace concepts and behaviors that enhance customer satisfaction and employee morale and improvement in the profession of nursing.
• Adapt behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Physical and Environmental Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Heavy Work – Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work.

Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue. The incumbent works in a patient care area; works directly with patients and/or with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. The risk of exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste exists in the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ochsner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status.