Registered Nurse Seasonal - 3 North Renal/Telemetry - Full Time
Alexandria, Louisiana
You'll give medications and treatments by protocol and watch for side effects and whether they work.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Unit and setting
- 3 North Renal/Telemetry · Hospital Registered Nurse Seasonal - 3 North Renal/Telemetry - Full Time
- License
- RN license RN License in state of employment or compactRN license in the state of employment or a compact state
- Term
- Local Contract
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program All newly licensed RNs may participate in a residency program or other specific orientation.
- License
- RN license in the state of employment or a compact state RN License in state of employment or compact Check your license
- Certification
- BLS required
- Certification
- Current ACLS required Current ACLS certification required
- Also asks
- Pass entry and MedSurg competency validations
- Also asks
- Annual competency verification Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Preferred
- Education
- BSN preferred Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
- Experience
- 1 year of related nursing specialty experience preferred 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- medication and treatment administration Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Day to day
- patient and family teaching Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
- Details
- Seasonal position Registered Nurse Seasonal
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
- Your preceptor
- A preceptor is assigned to you New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member
The workplace
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
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Summary
The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or 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.
Responsibilities
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources.
Job
Requirements
Education/Skills
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
Experience
- 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- BLS required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
Position
Requirements
Education/Skills
- All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial on-boarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a MedSurg specific competency validation.
- All newly licensed RNs may participate in a residency program or other specific orientation. Skills completion and competency completion will be achieved with the preceptor at the bedside and documented through the program’s tracking software.
- Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Experience
- One year of experience in a related nursing specialty preferred.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- Current ACLS certification required
Work Type
Full Time
What's around it?
Alexandria, LAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 14% below the US average
- Median rent
- $931/mo
- Household income
- $47,113/yr, all local households, not nurse pay