Registered Nurse ; Medicine Unit

We are a 24-bed acute care critical access hospital serving the Florida Parishes region of Southeast Louisiana. We offer a wide range of services, including general surgery and a 24-hour emergency department. At Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center, we are able to bring you a wide range of services close to home, provided by a network of board-certified physicians.

• Provides initial assessment and ongoing reassessment of patient, including, but not limited to, biophysical, psycho-social, environmental, self-care, education and discharge planning factors.
• Provide direct patient care in accordance with the scope of practice for a Registered Nurse.
• Communicate and coordinate patient care with the Charge Nurse, oncoming nurse, and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Implement patient care, treatments, and provide medications at appropriate intervals as prescribed by the doctor's order.
• Participate in staff development in-services based upon assessed learning needs.
• Participate in unit meetings, quality improvement activities, and orientation of new RN or subordinate staff members. Accept delegated Charge Nurse duties.
• Attend Educational In-Services, Mandatory Training, and Annual Review as required by hospital policy and procedure or deemed necessary by supervisor.
• All other duties as assigned include ensuring departmental coverage.

Appointment Type:
Probational or Promotional.

Career Progression:
As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a RN 1 to RN 2 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s).

Work Hours:

The shift will be determined by the Department Manager.

• Special Entrance Rate (SER) Base Pay for RN 2- $27.00
• Shift 2 -- $3/hour
• Shift 3 -- $4.60/hour
• Weekends -- $4.60/hour
• Holidays -- $4.60/hour
• Certifications -- $3/hour
• BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications are required before appointment (American Heart Association)

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Sonia Johnson, HR Analyst
office
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Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.