Registered Nurse (RN) - CCU - Days

Your job is more than a job.\n\nCritical 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.\n\nIt'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.\n\nYour 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.\n\nYour Everyday\n\nTake the lead : prioritizing, coordinating, and delegating all care touchpoints for your patients.\n\nEvaluate vital signs according to standards of care and monitor life support measures such as advanced heart and respiratory technology.\n\nApply knowledge of complex patient conditions including psycho / social needs.\n\nMaintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.\n\nMonitor and engage with your patients, families, and appropriate care team members immediately concerning significant events, patient condition changes, or patient questions and concerns.\n\nPrevent and treat wounds.\n\nMonitor and execute Joint Commission infection control and environment of care requirements.\n\nEnsure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.\n\nCollaborate 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.\n\nInitiate patient and family education using appropriate resources and continuum of care services.\n\nContribute to the team by assisting others without being asked.\n\nThe Must-Haves\n\nMinimum : \n\nCurrent nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.\n\nCurrent American Heart Association BLS certification.\n\nCurrent ACLS (must obtain within 6 months of hire)\n\nWORK SHIFT : \n\nDays (United States of America)\n\nLCMC Health is a community.\n\nOur 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\n\nAbout East Jefferson General Hospital\n\nEast Jefferson General Hospital, a landmark of LCMC Health's incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in East Jefferson Parish for over 50 years. And we're only beginning to realize our greatest potential. Learn more about East Jefferson General Hospital and our legacy, our future, and our national recognition as a Nurse Magnet Hospital.\n\nYour extras\n

• Deliver healthcare with heart.\n
• Give people a reason to smile.\n
• Put a little love in your work.\n
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.\n
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.\n
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.\n
• See opportunities, not problems – it's all about perspective.\n
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.\n
• Love what makes you, you - because we do\n\nYou are welcome here.\n\nLCMC 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.\n\nThe above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.\n\nSimple things make the difference.\n\n1. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.\n\n2. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.\n\n3. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.\n\n4. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.