Registered Nurse PT - Labor & Delivery
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Opelousas General Health System
Opelousas, LA, US
Summary
Provides direct nursing care to patients from infants to geriatrics using the nursing process and professional technical skills. Collaborates with healthcare teams to develop individualized care plans and maintains accurate patient records.
Job Description
Part time position available.
Under direction, provides direct nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process, performs technical nursing functions and upholds the standard of practice of a professional nurse in caring for infant through geriatric patients.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
| • Utilizes the nursing process as the basis for nursing care. • Provides direct patient care. • Performs nursing functions, applying professional skills. • Documents and maintains date on patient’s record. • Maintains a safe environment. • Applies basic teaching / learning concepts to patient education. • Provides for life support. • Acts as a patient advocate. • Cooperates as a member of the nursing unit, department and overall hospital team. • Participates in performance improvement. • Delegates and / or supervises aspects of care to team members and reviews completion. • Performs related work as required. • Communicates pertinent data to appropriate parties. • Maintains patient confidentiality. • Conducts himself/herself effectively in stressful situations. • Approaches situations with distressed patients, families, and visitors in a calm, professional manner. • Collaborates with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients. • Properly assesses and manages patient populations with appropriate intervention. • Administers intravenous medications and / or parenteral nutrition. • Administers blood products and evaluates patient response Education: Associates degree in Nursing Required; Bachelors degree in Nursing Preferred License/Certification: RN license required. CPR required. ACLS and PALS preferred Additional Experience Preferred• One year of RN experience preferred. Excellent benefits: click here for more details OGHS-Benefits.pdf |
Established in 1957, OGH has grown to a 171-bed full service medical center as complete and as inclusive as any referral hospital in the state.
Opelousas General Health System is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of HealthCare Organizations, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the American College of Pathologists, American College of Radiology, and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
Founded
1957
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Opelousas, LA
Established in 1957, OGH has grown to a 171-bed full service medical center as complete and as inclusive as any referral hospital in the state.
Opelousas General Health System is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of HealthCare Organizations, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the American College of Pathologists, American College of Radiology, and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
Founded
1957
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Opelousas, LA
