RN, Registered Nurse Float VI - Float Pool
Lake Charles, LA
- Eligibility
- Perinatal Services
Posted Sep 11
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- RN
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- Similar LA staff roles post $28/hr to $41/hr
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Summary
The competent Nurse, in the Antepartum, L&D, NST, OBED, LDRP, or LDRPN, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, in accordance with patient treatment plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.…
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Requirements
Education/Skills Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred Experience Minimum of 2 years' experience required in a Perinatal Services setting (e.g., Antepartum, L&D, NST, OBED, LDRP, or LDRPN) Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications BLS is required ACLS is required RN License in the state of employment or compact required NRP is required Current STABLE (Post-resuscitation/Pre-transport Stabilization Care of Sick Infants) certification required from one of the following courses: Participant, Lead Instructor, or Support Instructor Current certification required from one of the following: AWHONN Intermediate FHM, AWHONN Intermediate FHM Instructor, AWHONN Advanced FHM Instructor, AWHONN Instructor Trainer, or NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)
In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.
Sourced from CHRISTUS Health’s careers page.
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Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
- Minimum of 2 years' experience required in a Perinatal Services setting (e.g., Antepartum, L&D, NST, OBED, LDRP, or LDRPN)
- Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS is required
- ACLS is required
- RN License in the state of employment or compact required
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- NRP is required
- Current STABLE (Post-resuscitation/Pre-transport Stabilization Care of Sick Infants) certification required from one of the following courses: Participant, Lead Instructor, or Support Instructor
- Current certification required from one of the following: AWHONN Intermediate FHM, AWHONN Intermediate FHM Instructor, AWHONN Advanced FHM Instructor, AWHONN Instructor Trainer, or NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM)
- In accordance with the CHRISTUS Health License, Certification and Registration Verification Policy, all Associates are required to obtain the required certifications for their respective positions within the designated time frame.
Place
- City
- Lake Charles, LA
- Median rent
- $1,109/mo
- Local household income
- $59,235/yr
- Metro price level
- 14% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Lake Charles area index 85.9, where 100 is the national average.
Lake Charles sits where Cajun prairie meets Gulf marsh — refinery towers and casino lights along the Calcasieu River. You'll grab boudin at local meat markets, watch sunsets over Prien Lake, and live about 14% below the national average. Mardi Gras krewes roll through downtown. For an out-of-state RN, that's real pay leverage in deep swamp country.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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