Registered Nurse Emergency Dept

Registered Nurse - (Emergency Dept)

Opelousas General Health System

Base pay range: $26.50/hr - $39.75/hr

Sign On Bonus! Full Time (7am-7pm & 7pm-7am) in our Emergency Department Main Campus.

• Utilizes the nursing process as the basis for nursing care.
• Provides direct patient care.
• Performs nursing functions, applying professional skills.
• Documents and maintains data on patient’s record.
• Maintains a safe environment.
• Applies basic teaching/learning concepts to patient education.
• Provides life support.
• Acts as a patient advocate.
• Cooperates as a member of the nursing unit, department and overall hospital team.
• Participates in performance improvement.
• Delegates and/or supervises aspects of care to team members and reviews completion.
• Performs related work as required.
• Communicates pertinent data to appropriate parties.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Conducts oneself effectively in stressful situations.
• Approaches situations with distressed patients, families, and visitors in a calm, professional manner.
• Collaborates with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients.
• Properly assesses and manages patient populations with appropriate intervention.
• Administers intravenous medications and/or parenteral nutrition.
• Administers blood products and evaluates patient response.

Excellent Benefits.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care