Registered Nurse FT Nights - Med/Surg ICU

Job DescriptionRegistered Nurse - Full Time NightsMed/Surg ICUBaton Rouge, LaWe are hiring immediately for a full time, RN and offering a $10,000 sign on bonus!What Makes Us Different?With Our Lady of the Lake, we offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, we are here to create a spirit of healing - and we invite you to join our team today if you would like to be part of that spirit. In addition to competitive salaries and generous benefits, we offer you something special - the chance to do God's work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day. Additionally, you can expect:Tuition reimbursementGrowth opportunitiesAffordable employee benefitsA community culture where you don't feel lost in a large health systemThe Registered Nurse provides safe therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way, incorporating differences into the provision of care. Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum to include patient and family education. Relies on education and training to complete responsibilities within scope of licensure as registered nurse.ResponsibilitiesClinical Practice and Care ManagementPerforms psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrates changing dataFormulates a plan of care based on trends of similar patients, including patient education and discharge planning. Tailors and prioritizes caring practice to individual needs, including cultural/ ethical/ spiritual needs.Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs. (i.e. treatment options patient placement options, end of life options)Responds to changes in patient's needs and provides holistic care using independent clinical judgment based on knowledge drawn from education and experience.Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and family by modifying teaching strategies or content. Integrates education during the delivery of patient care. Collaborates with patients/ families to identify realistic desired outcomes.Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care: determines immediate priorities and offers solution for problems.Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict. Seeks counsel for resolution of conflict.Identifies variances from expected outcomes.Evaluates patient outcomes and makes revisions in the plan of care.Documents all patient care activities as per documentation standards. Assists the healthcare team with the documentation process.Communication and CollaborationConsistently communicates/collaborates with the health care team members, patients and families to maximize patient outcomes.Appropriately delegates patient care activities to other health care team members and participates in making and revising staff assignments to achieve maximum productivityMaintains knowledge regarding unit initiatives, and incorporates the outcomes of the team/ committees work into practice.Participates on unit teams, work groups and/ or committees. Anticipates needs and voluntarily assists others.QualityDemonstrates knowledge of unit based quality improvement initiatives.Participates in quality improvement initiatives by utilizing standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery.Incorporates evidence based practice and research findings into nursing practice to enhance outcomes.Professional DevelopmentActs as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to health care team members; displays leadership behaviors.Identifies own learning needs based on self-evaluation and the progress made from the previous year's goals.Accountable for all documentation and completion of all required continuing education and competencies relevant to area of practice as defined by clinical management.Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. Leadership skills in critical thinking, decision-making, and problem solving.QualificationsOne year acute care Nursing experienceGraduate of accredited school of nursingPer license requirementsProficient in the English language, verbal and written communication skills, computer skillsCurrent Louisiana State license as RN and BLS certificationAbout UsThe Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System is a leading health care innovator in Louisiana and Mississippi. We bring together outstanding clinicians, the most advanced technology and leading research to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality and safest care possible.This commitment is grounded in a history that is more than 100 years old, but reflected today by our strategic vision of transforming healthcare through superior performance and excellent patient care.In the last fiscal year, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System had: 1,747 Licensed Beds 65,322 Discharges 44,592 OR Procedures 10,827 Full Time Employees 331,360 Inpatient Days 1,915 Active Medical Staff 229,296 Emergency Visits As a nonprofit, mission-focused Catholic healthcare ministry, we give special attention to our citizens who are most in need. During the most recent fiscal year, we provided more than $39 million in unreimbursed care and community support to the underprivileged.Our health system is one of the largest in Louisiana, with hospitals, clinics and physicians located throughout Louisiana and in Mississippi. In fact, we provide care to almost half of Louisiana's citizens, and serve in Mississippi's largest metropolitan area. Because of our size and the partnerships we have with other local organizations, we are able to pool our resources and share cost and service efficiencies and learn from each other, thereby accelerating our ability to improve care and solve challenges.Since our founding in Monroe, Louisiana in 1911, we have been blessed by the guidance of the Franciscan Sisters. Through their guidance and steadfast example, we have committed to assure that we perpetuate their healing ministry for another hundred years. It is a noble purpose we strive to fulfill every day.Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, we serve patients across Louisiana and Mississippi through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians, elderly housing and integrated information system. Our health system has partnered with the State of Louisiana as it transforms its healthcare delivery system. The partnership includes inpatient acute care and primary care delivery in Baton Rouge and Bogalusa.Following in the footsteps of our founders, the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, our team members and physicians are called to provide high quality care and compassion to all people, especially those most in need.As we look to the future of our healthcare ministry, we chart our course by "going where we are called."