Registered Nurse - Universal Trauma Unit

Company: Rapides Regional Medical Center
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: February 13, 2020

Job Description:

Description

SHIFT: Days (rotating weekends)

SCHEDULE: Full-time

*$5,000 Sign On Bonus for Qualified
Candidates

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Registered Nurse (RN) ? 5A Universal
Trauma Unit - Full Time Days

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Do you have a passion for healthcare
and helping others? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, patient-centered
environment? Jump-start your career in our Universal Trauma Unit at Rapides
Regional Medical Center. Submit your application today!

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Our nursing teams are a committed,
caring group of colleagues. We have a passion for creating positive patient
interactions. If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this
could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!

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Benefits:

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive
salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our
team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k,
PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement,
employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and student loan
repayment. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

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About Us:

Rapides Regional Medical Center is
an award-winning 350+ bed hospital and ER in Alexandria, Louisiana that offers
a wide array of services ranging from Cancer Care to Wound Care, and our medical
staff includes doctors in more than 30 medical specialties.

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At Rapides Regional we believe that
well-defined values are the key to nurturing staff and patient satisfaction. By
joining our team you contribute to the positive culture of the hospital, which
directly impacts the well-being of your patients, their families, your
colleagues, and your own personal job satisfaction. We invite you to learn
firsthand what our unwavering commitment to patient satisfaction, service
excellence and professional expertise can do for your career

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Seeking a Universal Trauma Unit
Registered Nurse (RN) to serve as the leader of the Nursing Care team who is
ultimately responsible and accountable to the patient for the assessment,
planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient focused, outcome oriented
care. Will develop competencies for functioning safely in all areas of Critical
Care/Medical/Surgical services.?

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What you will do in
this role:

--- Through assessment of the patient?s physical,nutritional, psychosocial, spiritual, emotional, cultural, educational, andrehabilitative needs, problems are identified and documented in the clinicalrecord and communicated to the physician, case manager, and ancillarydepartments when appropriate
--- Appropriate standards of care, care plans, andinterventions are initiated, professionally modified, and communicated to thepatient and other members of the healthcare team
--- Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skillsnecessary to provide care based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety,and related criteria appropriate to the following age groups:? pediatric, children, adolescent, adult,geriatric
--- Provides patient/family health education thatpromotes healthy behaviors, supports recovery, and enables the patient/familyto be involved in decisions about their own care
--- The patient?s responses to interventions andprogress toward desired outcomes are assessed, re-assessed, evaluated, anddocumented in the clinical record
--- Patient care activities are coordinated throughcollaboration and planning with other members of the healthcare team
--- Physicians? orders are carried out accurately andefficiently, and clarified when necessary
--- Adverse or sudden changes in the patient?sconditions are promptly communicated to the physician, charge nurse, nursingsupervisor, and/or family with specific and pertinent data
--- Able to identify potential or actual victims ofabuse and understands the proper reporting mechanism
--- Able to recognize adverse drug reactions anddemonstrates understanding of proper reporting mechanism once reaction isidentified
--- Appropriately assesses the patient?s pain andinvolves the patient in effective management of that pain using appropriateinterventions
--- Able to demonstrate the knowledge and skillsnecessary for administration of blood and blood products and appropriatelymonitors the patient receiving blood/blood products for any transfusionreaction; takes proper measures once a reaction is recognized
--- Patient care equipment is utilized safely andefficiently in accordance with hospital policies and procedures
--- Standard precautions are promoted and followed inthe utilization of principles of infection control in patient care
--- Achieves stated goals related to job performance
--- Educational attendance records reveal attendance atall required educational programs/in-services

Qualifications

What qualifications
you will need:

--- Graduateof a Nursing Program from an accredited school
--- Currentlylicensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Louisiana
--- CPRfor Healthcare Providers to be completed within 30 days of hire
--- ACLSto be completed within 30 days of hire
--- *SignOn Bonuses are based on qualifying criteria. Current employees not eligible.Please see your Recruiter for details.

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Be a part of an organization that
invests in you. We are actively reviewing applications. Highly qualified
candidates will be promptly contacted by our hiring managers for interviews.
Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!?

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our
company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national
origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or
disability status.

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