ICU Registered Nurse - (RN) -FT Cornerstone Hospital Lake Charles

Company: Cornerstone Healthcare Group
Location: Lake Charles
Posted on: June 9, 2021

Job Description:

About Us

Cornerstone Healthcare Group, based in Dallas, Texas, was founded in 1990 and provides excellent healthcare services to our patients, residents and their families.

Our employees make a difference, join us so you can too! We pride ourselves on our quality of care, responsive service, and commitment to excellence. We treat each employee, patient and resident like we would a member of our own family, and measure our success by the direct impact we have on improving the quality of life for our employees, patients and residents.

Responsibilities:

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the direct and indirect nursing care of all patients ranging in age from 18 years to geriatric experiencing medically complex conditions, general medical-surgical conditions, with rehabilitation and/or wound care needs.

The Registered Nurse (RN) duties include:

• The overall direction and supervision of all patient care during his/her shift.

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skill to carry out the nursing process when providing patient care.

• Satisfies the established standards of the nursing practice.

• Supervises and delegates patient care tasks to LVN/LPN or CNA and other patient care team members.

• Promotes teamwork with physicians and personnel of other departments.

• As appropriate, the registered nurse takes into consideration the patients' age in the performance of any task.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to project a professional image
• Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements and hospital policies and procedures
• Working knowledge and ability to apply professional standards of practice in job situations
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Working knowledge of personal computer and software applications used in job functions (Order entry, data input etc.)
• A minimum of two (2) years experience in an ICU environment is preferred for HOU/ICU RNs

Education and/or Experience:

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.

• Two or more years of acute care experience or rehabilitation as a Registered Nurse (RN) is preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• A Registered Nurse who is currently licensed to practice, in good standing, by the state of employment.

• Must maintain current provider CPR certification throughout employment.

• ACLS certification required within one year of employment or as available courses allow (Applies to full-time staff RN, Charge Nurses, ICU and PRN who routinely charge and/or work ICU.)

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