RN Registered Nurse - NICU - DAYS

RN Registered Nurse - NICU - DAYS

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This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

General duties include facilitating and maintaining a safe environment for patients and others. Utilizing the nursing process to develop and deliver a plan of care for assigned patients. Performing the priority technical procedures required by the area, department, and/or assignment safely, effectively, efficiently, and legally. Establishing and/or revising priorities for patient care activities based on the following: acuity of the need, resource availability, customer/patient preference/request, and other departmental needs. Coordinating and delegating activities related to patient care management in an appropriate manner and supervising the activities of other unit personnel providing care to assigned patients.

Communicating using appropriate channels, proper hand-off, and escalation of information, data, and significant events of problems to appropriate persons, including current patient condition, changes in the patient's condition, laboratory/diagnostic data, intake & output, nutrition needs, assessment findings and changes, changes of shift report, patient/family/physician team member complaints, defective equipment, etc to ensure continuity of care. Keeping patients informed and giving periodic updates as appropriate and positively contributing to the organizational goal of patient throughput.

Collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to identify actions to improve patient care. Seeking supervision, consultation, and assistance when unable to perform effectively or safely independently. Using interpersonal-communication strategies with individuals to achieve desirable/acceptable outcomes/responses and the perception of satisfaction by those involved. Using internal and/or external resources to resolve and/or prevent problems that cannot be managed independently.

Actively promoting and supporting LCMC Health's performance improvement initiatives by consistently implementing infection control practices, maintaining the environment of care consistent with Joint Commission requirements, and participating in quality improvement activities and review/audit processes.

Continuously displaying a positive attitude that contributes to patient satisfaction and utilizing the service recovery process to address patients' concern or complaints. Recognizing customer needs and beginning to solve problems as soon as they are apparent. Contributing to the team by providing assistance to others without being asked.

Qualifications include a valid license or temporary permit to practice professional nursing in Louisiana. American Heart Association BLS-HCP.

Work shift: Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary.

Lakeside Hospital has a heritage rooted in extraordinary care for women and babies, while evolving to meet the healthcare needs of the whole family. As an essential part of LCMC Health's incredible community of care, Lakeside Hospital brings a new level of expert care by going the extra mile, treating the whole patient and not just a condition. Learn more about Lakeside Hospital and our expanding access to comprehensive and specialty healthcare services in Metairie.

Your extras:

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do. You are welcome here. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.