Description
Description SHIFT: Days (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time
Are you looking for a
work environment as a Registered Nurse where diversity and inclusion
thrive? Submit your application with Rapides Regional Medical Center today and
find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.
We are committed to
providing our employees with the support they need. At Rapides Regional we
offer an array of medical, dental, and vision packages as well as several add-on
perks to make your benefits package truly customizable to you and your family
needs. Some of our unique benefits we offer include:
- Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs
- Paid Personal Leave
- 401k (100% annual match – 3%-9% of pay based on years
of service)
- Identity Theft Protection discounts
- Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options
- Adoption Assistance
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
We are seeking a
Registered Nurse for our center to ensure that we continue to provide all
patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry
for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other
and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as
meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!
Nurses in the Universal Trauma Unit work quickly, efficiently, and meticulously in a team-based environment. In order to treat the most critical patients in the most thorough manner, our nurses use their specialized skills and extensive knowledge of disease pathology to provide interventions that sustain life.
About
this unit:
- 18-bed Universal Trauma Unit caring
for trauma, neuro, ICU overflow and geriatric patients
- Strong teamwork environment
- Patient safety and satisfaction are
our number one priority
Responsibilities:
- Through assessment of the patient’s
physical, nutritional, psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, cultural,
educational, and rehabilitative needs, problems are identified and documented
in the clinical record and communicated to the physician, case manager, and
ancillary departments when appropriate
- Appropriate standards of care, care
plans, and interventions are initiated, professionally modified, and
communicated to the patient and other members of the healthcare team
- Able to demonstrate the knowledge
and skills necessary to provide care based on physical, psychosocial,
educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the following age
groups: pediatric, children, adolescent, adult, geriatric
- Provides patient/family health
education that promotes healthy behaviors, supports recovery, and enables the
patient/family to be involved in decisions about their own care
- The patient’s responses to
interventions and progress toward desired outcomes are assessed, re-assessed,
evaluated, and documented in the clinical record
- Patient care activities are
coordinated through collaboration and planning with other members of the
healthcare team
- Physicians’ orders are carried out
accurately and efficiently, and clarified when necessary
- Adverse or sudden changes in the
patient’s conditions are promptly communicated to the physician, charge nurse,
nursing supervisor, and/or family with specific and pertinent data
- Able to identify potential or actual
victims of abuse and understands the proper reporting mechanism
- Able to recognize adverse drug
reactions and demonstrates understanding of proper reporting mechanism once
reaction is identified
- Appropriately assesses the patient’s
pain and involves the patient in effective management of that pain using
appropriate interventions
- Able to demonstrate the knowledge
and skills necessary for administration of blood and blood products and
appropriately monitors the patient receiving blood/blood products for any
transfusion reaction; takes proper measures once a reaction is recognized
- Patient care equipment is utilized
safely and efficiently in accordance with hospital policies and procedures
- Standard precautions are promoted
and followed in the utilization of principles of infection control in patient
care
Qualifications - Graduate of a Nursing Program from an accredited school
- Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in
the State of Louisiana
- CPR for Healthcare Providers to be completed within 30
days of hire
- ACLS to be completed within 30 days of hire
Rapides Regional Medical
Center is an award-winning 350+ bed hospital and ER in Alexandria, Louisiana
that offers a wide array of services ranging from Cancer Care to Wound Care,
and our medical staff includes doctors in more than 30 medical specialties.
At Rapides Regional we
believe that well-defined values are the key to nurturing staff and patient
satisfaction. By joining our team you contribute to the positive culture of the
hospital, which directly impacts the well-being of your patients, their
families, your colleagues, and your own personal job satisfaction. We invite
you to learn firsthand what our unwavering commitment to patient satisfaction,
service excellence and professional expertise can do for your care...
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