Registered Nurse - Icu - Baptist Nights; Orleans

Registered Nurse - ICU - Nights

Registered Nurse, ICU, Nights at Ochsner Health Center, Chalmette, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Job Description:

We are a leader in the provision of patient care utilizing the Nursing Process within the framework of the Nurse Practice Act, ANA Code for Nurses, and Scope & Standards of Practice. The RN 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; demonstrates professional responsibility and accountability for own practice and supports Ochsner’s philosophy of nursing.

• Required:
  
  Registered Nurse Diploma
• Preferred:
  Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Nursing

• Required:
  
  None

• Required:
  
  Current RN License in the state of practice.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Preferred:
  Certification in clinical specialty area.

• Must have computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of patient information.
• Must be proficient with Windows-style applications, various software packages specific to role and keyboard.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent time management skills.

• Effectively uses the Nursing Process in the delivery of patient care.
• Assesses learning needs and implements teaching strategies appropriate for the diverse needs of the patient, family and other groups or disciplines.
• Communicates, delegates and manages nursing team resources (human and fiscal) properly and serves as a leader and partner on the Interdisciplinary Team.
• Utilizes data, information and knowledge to evaluate and promote change in order to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Embraces concepts and behaviors that enhance customer satisfaction and employee morale and improvement in the profession of nursing.
• Other related duties as required.

• Frequently exert 10 to 20 pounds of force to move objects; occasionally exert up to 100 pounds of force.
• Exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.
• Occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases.
• Work in a patient care area; work in an area where patients enter; work directly with patients; work with specimens that could contain communicable diseases.

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.