The Registered Nurse will provide critical care to patients in the Neuro ICU, monitoring vital signs and life support systems while coordinating care touchpoints. They will also act as a liaison between the patient, family, and the care team to ensure continuity and quality of care.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold a current nursing license in Louisiana and possess active American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certifications. The role requires high-level critical thinking and the ability to manage complex patient conditions in a fast-paced medical environment.
professional certificateACLSBLSCare coordinationPatient educationInfection controlVital signs monitoringWound careCrisis interventionPatient advocacyPatient assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationClinical documentationCritical care nursingLife support managementAdvanced heart technologyRespiratory technology
Job description
Your job is more than a job.
Critical care nursing is a deeper, more intimate call to care during one of the most vulnerable times in your patient’s life.
You understand that.
So, you reach beyond the patient’s bedside to the concerned family to update on conditions and recovery, consoling grief, and inspiring hope.
This complex, around the clock role embraces your decisiveness, preparation, understanding, and high-level critical thinking.
It’s a rare intersection for a rare breed of nurse where your sense of humanity meets your sense of purpose.
If that’s you, then you’re going to love it here.
Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and personality, all of it adds up to you.
And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you will bring to this critical nursing role.
Your Everyday Take the lead: prioritizing, coordinating, and delegating all care touchpoints for your patients.
Evaluate vital signs according to standards of care and monitor life support measures such as advanced heart and respiratory technology.
Apply knowledge of complex patient conditions including psycho/social needs.
Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.
Monitor and engage with your patients, families, and appropriate care team members immediately concerning significant events, patient condition changes, or patient questions and concerns.
Prevent and treat wounds.
Monitor and execute Joint Commission infection control and environment of care requirements.
Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.
Collaborate and consult with nursing supervisor Collaborates to identify and meet the overall needs of patient care or when unable to complete assignments or perform tasks promptly, effectively, or safely.
Initiate patient and family education using appropriate resources and continuum of care services.
Contribute to the team by assisting others without being asked.
The Must-Haves Minimum: Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
Current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certification.
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