Registered Nurse - CV Surgery

@ CHRISTUS Health
CHRISTUS Healthchristushealth.com

Registered Nurse - CV Surgery

Lake Charles, Louisiana
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About the job

A healthcare provider focused on cardiovascular care. The RN role involves providing complex nursing care, patient education, and coordinating treatment in a clinical setting. Candidates need CV experience, RN license, and BLS. Opportunities for growth and professional development are offered.

Requirements

  • CV surgery experience
  • RN license
  • BLS certification
  • Nursing assessment skills

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Nursing preferred
  • 1+ year related experience
  • Ability to provide patient education

Full job description

Description Flat rate of $55/hour for candidates with 2 years of CV experience Summary: The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation. Responsibilities: Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients. Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice. Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed. Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given. Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources. Job Requirements: Education/Skills Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred Experience 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications BLS required RN License in state of employment or compact Work Schedule: 6:30AM - 3PM Work Type: Full Time
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