RN - PRN Neuro/Medical ICU

LCMC Health; Marrero (LA); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

LCMC Health is seeking an experienced registered nurse for our West Jefferson Medical Center critical care unit. The role focuses on high-level patient care, family communication, and maintaining a safe environment across the care continuum.

The position emphasizes decisive, prepared, compassionate care, collaborating with the nursing team to meet patient needs and ensure excellent outcomes. Louisiana licensure and BLS/ACLS/PALS are required; 2+ years of RN experience preferred.

Qualificações

• Current Louisiana nursing license per Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
• American Heart Association BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience.

Responsabilidades

• Take the lead by prioritizing, coordinating, and delegating care touchpoints for patients.
• Evaluate vital signs and monitor life support measures.
• Apply knowledge of complex patient conditions including psycho/social needs.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, families and staff.
• Monitor and engage with patients, families and care team about significant events or changes.
• Prevent and treat wounds and monitor infection control.
• Ensure continuity of care and effective communication for an exceptional patient experience.
• Collaborate with nursing supervisor to identify and meet patient care needs.
• Initiate patient and family education using appropriate resources.
• Contribute to the team by assisting others without being asked.

Conhecimentos

RN experience

Patient care coordination

Vital signs monitoring

Formação

Louisiana nursing license

BLS certification

ACLS

PALS

2+ years RN experience

Descrição da vaga

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.

It’s a rare intersection for a rare breed of nurse where your sense of humanity meets your sense of purpose. If that’s you, then you’re going to love it here.

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you will bring to this critical nursing role.

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.
• 2+ years of experience as an RN

Work Shift

Variable Hours (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 West Jefferson Medical Center

West Jefferson Medical Center, a cornerstone of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is regionally recognized and nationally accredited. For over 60 years, we’ve been the hospital-of-choice on the west bank of Jefferson Parish for health, wellness, and family-centered care.. Learn more about West Jefferson Medical Center 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.