Orientations are happening now. Get credentialed while openings are available and start choosing your shifts.
At VitalHire, Per Diem / PRN work allows you to select where and when you work. You will use an app to select all shifts with instant confirms to lock in your schedule as far into the future as shifts are available. Make that extra $$ or use this to create a schedule that fits your lifestyle. We call this - shifting to your own beat!!
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: PACU
Location: New Orleans or Metairie locations - Louisiana
Job Type: Per Diem (PRN)
Hourly Rate: $48.25/hr
Shift: Days (8:00am to 8:30pm) or Nights (6:30pm to 7:00am)
Duration: 12 hours
Experience: 1 year of consecutive acute care experience in last 5 years
License: Active Louisiana RN License or compact
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Charting Experience: Epic required
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Take the lead: prioritizing, coordinating, and delegating all care touchpoints for your patients.
- 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.
- Prevent and treat wounds.
- Monitor and execute Joint Commission infection control and environment of care requirements.
- Ensure continuity of care, efficient throughput, consistent communications, and an exceptional experience for every patient.
- Advise and consult with supervisor when unable to complete assignments or perform tasks promptly, effectively, or safely.
- Initiate patient and family education using appropriate resources and continuum of care services.
Requirements
- Must have 1 year of acute care experience within your speciality within the last 5 years!!
- Graduate of an accredited Nursing program
- Active and unencumbered Louisiana Board of Registered Nursing RN License
- Active BLS Certification (AHA only)
- Active ACLS Certification Required in Cath Lab, Med/Surg/Tele, ICU, PCU, Cardiac Rehab, Critical Care, ED/ER, L&D, PACU, Interv Radiology, Same Day Surgery, Stroke Units
- Active PALS Certification Required in Cath lab, ED/ER, PACU
- NIHSS Certification for all specialties
- CPI Blue Card for ED/ER only
- Negative TB within last 12 months
- Hep B Series or Titer
- MMR Series or Titer
- Tdap Vaccine within last 10 years or Titer
- Varicella Series or Titer
