REGISTERED NURSE - ORTHO NEUROSURGERY

North Oaks Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Ortho Neurosurgery unit. In this full-time role, you will provide direct patient care on a 7am-7pm shift, utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care. You will work as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team, maintaining quality standards and effective communication with physicians, hospital departments, patients, and families.

Responsibilities

• Utilize the nursing process to provide individualized patient care assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Administer medications as ordered by physicians and document patient responses
• Monitor patients receiving IV conscious sedation according to policy
• Administer blood, blood components, hyperalimentation, and chemotherapy in accordance with hospital policy
• Assist with quality assurance audits
• Document patient care using vital sign records, nurses' notes, and other appropriate forms
• Maintain adherence to all hospital policies and procedures
• Account for narcotics and report medication errors
• Report unsafe conditions, incidents, and injuries
• Maintain a clean patient environment
• Monitor equipment function
• Participate in operational functions including scheduling and data collection as applicable
• Maintain current certification in Basic Life Support and/or Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Attend committee meetings and in-service programs as designated
• Maintain knowledge of computerized systems within the healthcare system
• Comply with the Nurse Practice Act and Louisiana State Board of Nursing regulations
• Perform other duties as requested

Physical Demands

• Required to stand and walk frequently
• Lifting and transporting of patients is required
• Motor coordination and manual dexterity are necessary
• Medium strength demands with occasional pushing, pulling, carrying, and lifting
• Occasional sitting

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current Louisiana RN license
• Current Basic Life Support and/or Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Membership in a professional organization

Schedule

• Full-time position
• 7am-7pm shift
• Non-exempt