RN - Nurse Residency, Lake Charles

Description Applications ARE NOW BEING

ACCEPTED for our upcoming residency cohort! We have limited spots

for limited units so apply and secure your spot TODAY. If you are a

December 2025 RN graduate - our RN residency program may be for

you! At CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana, we

understand that our nurse graduates are the future of health care

and because of this, we provide a rewarding career opportunity to

those interested in joining our mission. CHRISTUS provides a year

long developmental and on-boarding program to help newly licensed

registered nurses obtain the skills and confidence necessary for

providing high quality patient care through evidence-based training

and critical thinking alongside our recognized professionals. Each

new graduate who joins the CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern

Louisiana team will be enrolled in a comprehensive orientation and

assigned to a preceptor. Your personal preceptor will be in your

home unit and will support you through the program, show you the

ropes and guide you through a structured curriculum of progressive

skill development and patient care assignments. If you are looking

to join a rapidly growing faith-based organization that encourages

professional development, we want you to become a part of the

CHRISTUS Ochsner Health Southwestern Louisiana family! Please

contact Shay Watkins for any questions or concerns at

shay.watkins@christushealth.org Summary : Responsible for patient

assessment, patient care planning, and provision of quality nursing

care to an assigned group of patients for a defined work period.

Provides direction and supervision to LVN / LPNs, nursing assistants,

unit secretaries, and other clinical / clerical associates. By

assignment, may function as a charge nurse for the unit. Involves

provision of patient care / service to older adolescents, young

adults, adults, geriatric and pediatric patients. Responsibilities :

Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies :

Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. Patient

Care Planning Develops a comprehensive nursing care plan which

addresses all significant needs and problems identified through

nursing assessment. Prepares nursing elements of the

interdisciplinary care plan prior to the initial team conference.

Reviews and updates nursing care plan and collaborates with team

members as changes occur. Patient Care Provision Implements patient

care as planned in nursing care plan and interdisciplinary care

plan. Sets priorities based on knowledge of patient acuity and

patient needs. Provides safe and therapeutic care and seeks

resources when appropriate. Safely performs and accurately

documents procedures, consistent with established nursing policy

and procedure. Patient Care Evaluation Evaluates patient response

to interventions and attainment of goals in collaboration with

interdisciplinary team. Evaluates progress toward nursing goals and

revises goals as needed on a weekly basis. Completes nursing

progress note for assigned patients on a daily basis. Completes

nursing flow sheets for assigned patients on a daily basis.

Teaching Evaluates education needs of patient and significant

others and documents their response to teaching. Utilizes, adapts,

and revises teaching resources to meet patient education needs.

Explains procedures, tests, and disease process to patients and

families as needed. Acts as role model for health care students and

other team members. Acts as preceptor to assigned orientees.

Assists in the orientation of new staff by sharing knowledge and

experience. Patient Care Communication Reports and documents

accurately and concisely to appropriate persons the patient's

condition. Maintains patient confidentiality. Applies basic verbal

and nonverbal skills to maintain open, effective communication

among care team members, patients, and significant others.

Encourages direct discussion between staff members when differences

occur and seeks assistance to arbitrate differences as needed.

Gives and accepts constructive feedback appropriately. Identifies

actual and potentially unsafe patient care practices, reports them

in the designated manner, and suggests alternatives. CORE

COMPETENCIES Standard I : Utilizes the Nursing Process Uses critical

thinking skills to assess the basic physical, psychosocial, social,

cultural, Spiritual, and development needs of patient and families

Communicates findings to appropriate healthcare team members

Develops and uses a specific plan of care and modifies it to meet

individual patient needs using evidence-based practice. Implements

patient care and therapeutic procedures; monitors and documents

progression of treatment and teaching goals Evaluates the care and

treatment(s) provided to the patient and the patient response to

the care and treatment(s). Performs timely reassessment and

documentation Must be able to perform unit specific competencies

based on the specific patient care need for designated unit's

patient population Standard II. Patient Throughput & Patient

Flow Process Anticipates and plans for admission / discharge / transfer

needs to facilitate patient flow Utilizes appropriate systems of

communication and tools to facilitate the discharge process Coaches

on tools and techniques for checking, cross checking and validating

orders to ensure accuracy Standard III. Unit Operations Plans,

directs, and evaluates the overall nursing care and functions in a

particular nursing unit during an assigned shift Demonstrates good

stewardship in proper use and maintenance of equipment and Supplies

Assesses departmental staffing needs; actively participates in

resourcing efforts. Educates and trains others on the operations,

ethics, and regulations within the industry Standard IV. Safe

Practice / Quality Care / Regulations Incorporates patient safety

practices / guidelines to promote a safe environment resulting in

positive patient outcomes Demonstrates accountability for nursing

research and quality improvement activities Provides evidence-based

nursing care Communicates patient information effectively across

the continuum of care Educates and trains others on the operations,

ethics, and regulations within the industry. Knowledge of federal,

state and local healthcare related laws and regulations; ability to

comply with these in healthcare practices and activities TECHNICAL

COMPETENCIES Clinical Policies and Standards Follows a specific set

of standards and associated clinical procedures Analyzes policy and

standards documentation and ensures organizational compliance

Provides feedback for improvement of procedures Assists in the

development and implementation of specific procedures Works with

control and monitoring mechanisms, tools and techniques Health

Information Documentation Shares experiences with maintaining paper

and electronic patient documentation Walk through the steps and

procedures for receiving, validating and updating patient records

Describes the flow of information between various stations or units

Discusses the functions, features and document flow of electronic

documentation Transcribes verbal orders; explains techniques for

ensuring their accuracy Explains health information documentation

best practices and their rationale across health care practices

Medical Equipment Describes experience with basic medical equipment

used in own unit or facility Uses standard diagnostic tools and

techniques to resolves common equipment problems Educates patients

about the appropriate use of home medical equipment Ensures that

all equipment and related supplies are in proper working order

prior to use to ensure patient safety Inspects, troubleshoots and

evaluates incoming equipment Medical Order Processing Shares

experiences with processing medical orders for one or more groups

of patients or conditions Describes functions and features of the

system used to enter, validate, update and forward medical orders

Discusses common errors, their sources and procedures for

correcting Explains considerations for entering and following

standing orders Differentiates between standing orders and

preprinted orders and considerations for each Patient Chart Reading

and Interpretation Describes experiences in reading and

interpreting patient charts for patients on unit and under own care

Reviews patients’ charts for completion and accuracy; identifies

and alerts to mistakes or omissions Recognizes unexpected readings

and alerts nursing or medical staff Relates examples of

mis-readings or misinterpretations and lessons learned Reviews,

discusses and validates own interpretation with others Patient

Safety Shares experiences with ensuring safety for one or more

patient groups or settings Explains key features of safety

guidelines and procedures for those groups and settings Listens and

responds to safety inquiries from patients and family members

Recognizes and addresses physiological and psychological signs of

problems Describes considerations for patients who can cause to

harm to self, versus harm to others Utilizes appropriate systems to

document misses and near misses, participates in immediate

investigating, analysis and reporting in real time Job

Requirements : Education / Skills Bachelor of Science Degree in

Nursing, preferred Experience Six months to a year of experience as

a licensed RN or holder of an active GN permit Licenses,

Registrations, or Certifications BLS required RN License in state

of employment or compact Graduate Nurse Permit Associates with an

unsuccessful licensure application or on the 75th day following the

effective date of the temporary permit; will be transferred to

another position within CHRISTUS Health In accordance with the

CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration

Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the

required certifications for their respective positions within the

designated time frame. Work Schedule : MULTIPLE SHIFTS AVAILABLE

Work Type : Full Time