About this role
Your job is more than a job.
If you’ve got a great heart and passion for nursing, you belong here. As a full-time nurse with our in-house staffing float pool, you’re always ready, willing, and able to go where the greatest patient care is needed. Did we say how impressed with are with you yet?
Comfortable in a variety of care settings, you get right to heart of each day, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating your patient care based on the standards of care and the policies of LCMC Health. Each day is different, and your self-starter mindset quickly earns you the trust of your care team members.
As you exhibit flexibility and nursing knowledge, your role as a float pool nurse allows you to live your extraordinary and become part of a community of caregivers that appreciates your can-do attitude. Does this sound like you? Then, you’re going to love it here.
Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your “little something extra” all add up to you. We love that about you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you’ll bring to this hands-on, never routine, nursing role.
Your Everyday
Prioritize, coordinate, and delegate all care touchpoints for your patients performing priority technical procedures as assigned.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to ensure appropriate direct patient care.
Maintain and advocate a safe environment for everyone.
Monitor and engage with your patients, families, and appropriate care team members concerning significant events, patient condition changes, or patient questions and concerns.
Maintain a safe environment for everyone and demonstrate compliance with all state and federal regulatory and accrediting agencies (i.e. patient safety, infection control, HIPAA, etc.) and adhere to LCMC Health’s policies and procedures.
Monitor and execute Joint Commission infection control and environment of care requirements.
Prevent and treat wounds.
Perform proper hand-off while identifying and communicating problems to ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.
Communicate information, data, significant events to appropriate care team members or supervisors, including current or changes in patient condition/status, laboratory/diagnostic data, intake and output, nutrition needs, patient needs, assessment findings, changes of shift reporting, unit problems, patient/family/physician team member complaints, defective equipment and supply usage.
Keep patients informed and initiate patient and family education using appropriate resources and continuum of care services.
Contribute to the team by assisting others without being asked.
Seek supervision, consultation, and assistance when unable to perform tasks effectively, safely, or independently.
The Must-Haves
Minimum:
Current nursing license to practice in Louisiana and as defined by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
1 year of professional nursing experience
WORK SHIFT:
Days (United States of America)LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
Touro
Touro, at the forefront of medical excellence within LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, has been regionally recognized for 165 years as one of New Orleans' most enduring healthcare monuments. It’s where babies come from and New Orleanians are cared for. Learn more about Touro and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction
Your extras
- Deliver healthcare with heart.
- Give people a reason to smile.
- Put a little love in your work.
- Be honest and real, but with compassion.
- Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
- Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
- See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective.
- Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
- Love what makes you, you - because we do
You are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
Simple things make the difference.
1. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.
2. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.
3. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.
4. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.
Other facts
About LCMC Health
We believe a hospital should actually be hospitable.
We’re a New Orleans-based, non-profit health system on a mission: to provide the best possible care for every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond, and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. And that means we do things a little differently around here.
Treating people like family is the LCMC Health way, and it always has been. Founded by Louisiana’s first freestanding children’s hospital, we’ve grown into a healthcare system that’s built to serve the unique needs of our communities and families across New Orleans, the Gulf Coast and beyond.
We believe in treating the whole patient, not just the condition. When you visit an LCMC Health facility, you will get the care that is best for you and your family because we believe that shared beliefs and positive outlooks are what drive our exceptional care.
We offer nine hospital locations: Children’s Hospital New Orleans, East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans East Hospital, Touro, University Medical Center New Orleans, West Jefferson Medical Center, Lakeview Hospital, and Lakeside Hospital. We also deliver world-class care close to home through a network of urgent care centers across the greater New Orleans area in addition to our physician practices. With over 2,200 board-certified physicians specializing in everything from head to toe, our community can count on us to provide the right care, right where they need it.
We’ve got a rich history, but our sights are set on what comes next. We’re committed to leading the way to a healthier future for the Gulf Coast. That’s why we partner with local universities to bring the latest in care to our patients, and to train the next generation of healthcare professionals that will make a difference right here in our communities.
What you'll do
- The RN Float Pool nurse prioritizes, coordinates, and delegates patient care while collaborating with multidisciplinary team members. They are responsible for monitoring patient conditions, ensuring safety, and maintaining compliance with healthcare regulations.
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