Staff Nurse - RN - Hospice jobs in Lafayette, LA

• Pay depends on location and experience.
• Health Insurance Coverage
• 401K matching
• New licensing reimbursement
• Job staffing in all 50 states

• Graduate of an accredited School of Professional Nursing.
• Current state license by the Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Minimum of one-year experience in Labor and Delivery in an acute care hospital within the last three years required.
• Completion of AHA ACLS Provider Course within 12 months of employment required.

• Responsible for total patient care, including medication, orders and treatments.
• Assists the physicians in performing special procedures.
• Under the direction and guidance of the Head Nurse, closely monitors cardiac and physical status of patient under his/her care.
• Assists in emergency nursing procedures necessary for prompt control of changes in patient`s physical condition.
• Able to perform the techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation accurately and effectively.
• Keeps abreast of changing techniques in Endoscopy Nursing and maintains a high level of expertise in critical care Provides leadership in the interpretation and application of the philosophy and objective of nursing service in assigned area.
• Maintains the patient`s clinical records; assists with execution of the physician`s orders; keeps accurate problem oriented nurses notes according to audit committee standards.
• Assists the physician with procedures and treatments.
• Administers treatments including sterile procedures.
• Assists Head Nurse or Charge Nurse in personnel work evaluation.
• The endoscopy nurse job description will vary depending on the size and type of facility in which they work.
• The endoscopy nurse in a small medical facility will have a much busier schedule as well as much more responsibilities over a nurse in a larger medical facility.

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