Registered Nurse - Post Surgical PACU - PRN
Alexandria, Louisiana
RN · Perioperative
Posted Jul 14
- Unit
- PACU
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Role
- Term
- Per Diem
- Accepts
- RN
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About this role
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 include meeting expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies, providing nursing care utilizing the nursing process, addressing psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families, administering medications and treatments, documenting patient history and care, and assessing learning needs and providing education to patients, family members and/or caregivers.
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“Perioperative RN Residency, or recently practicing in an OR/Perioperative Setting preferred.” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN License in state of employment or compact
- BLS required
- Current ACLS certification required
- Current PALS certification required
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred
- 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred
- Perioperative RN Residency or recently practicing in an OR/Perioperative Setting preferred
- Nursing policy compliance
Place
- City
- Alexandria, Louisiana
- Median rent
- $931/mo
- Local household income
- $47,113/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
Alexandria area index 85.7, where 100 is the national average.
Alexandria sits at the geographic heart of Louisiana, where the Red River threads through piney woods and Cajun prairie. Nurses relocating here find a central hub for central Louisiana healthcare, easy drives to both Baton Rouge and Shreveport, and a laid-back blend of Southern charm, riverfront strolls, and weekend festival culture.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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