Registered Nurse - (Emergency Dept)
Opelousas General Health System · opelousasgeneral.com
Opelousas
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The job in short
Registered nurse, emergency department.
Nursing
Details
- Found
- 24 d ago · posted 2026-10-01
- Location as listed
- Opelousas, LA, US
- Role
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
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Full Time Positions available. (7am-7pm, 7pm-7am, 9am-9pm) in our Emergency Department Main Campus.
The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process, performs technical nursing functions and upholds the standard of practice of a professional nurse in caring for infant through geriatric patients.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Utilizes the nursing process as the basis for nursing care.
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Provides direct patient care
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Performs nursing functions, applying professional skills.
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Documents and maintains date on patient’s record.
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Maintains a safe environment.
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Applies basic teaching / learning concepts to patient education.
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Provides for life support.
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Acts as a patient advocate.
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Cooperates as a member of the nursing unit, department and overall hospital team.
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Participates in performance improvement.
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Delegates and / or supervises aspects of care to team members and reviews completion.
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Performs related work as required.
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Communicates pertinent data to appropriate parties.
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Maintains patient confidentiality.
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Conducts himself/herself effectively in stressful situations.
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Approaches situations with distressed patients, families, and visitors in a calm, professional manner.
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Collaborates with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients.
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Properly assesses and manages patient populations with appropriate intervention.
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Administers intravenous medications and / or parenteral nutrition.
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Administers blood products and evaluates patient response.
Minimum Qualifications
• Associates or Bachelors Degree from accredited Nursing Program
• License as a Registered Nurse
• CPR ( BLS)-Required
• CPR( ACLS, PALS) -Preferred
• NRP- Preferred
Excellent Benefits: click her for more details OGHS-Benefits.pdf
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