Nursing Jobs in Opelousas, LA

CMA Outpatient Full-time
Opelousas General Health System

Medical Assistant - Podiatry Clinic

Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA
Responsible for receiving patients, determines their needs and directs them accordingly. Performs optimal ambulatory health care to patients; stocks and maintains exam rooms and nurse’s stations. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: - Plans and manages patient care according to each patient's needs. - Interviews patients and records their medical history and physical condition. - Obtains patient vital signs, including pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and respiration. - Provides routine care for patients. - Observes patient's health. - Reviews medical charts. - Communicates with patients and their families. - Performs standard diagnostic procedures including EKG. - Performs in office testing such as but not limited to: Hb A1c, Flu, Strep, Lipids, Glucose, Urinalysis. - Performs venipunctures. - Prepares specimens for lab courier; calls courier for pick up. - Administers medications. - Provides wound care. - Prepares and administers injections. - Assists with patient comfort. - Maintains medical supplies inventory and performs preventive maintenance to keep medical equipment operating. - Logs incoming/outgoing sample medications; saving incoming in designated area. - Counsel patients by transmitting physician's orders and medication refills to pharmacy and progress notes to insurance for prior authorization. - Schedule procedures/imaging; verifying date and time with patients; prepares charts, pre-admission, and consent forms. - Manages outgoing referral and follows up on them. - Helps answer incoming calls. - Works incoming faxes in ECW; saving, naming, and attaching documents, assigning to appropriate staff. - Maintains safe, secure, and healthy work environment by establishing and following standards and procedures and complying with legal regulation. - Keeps supplies ready by inventorying stock, letting manager know when low, and verifying receipt. - Maintains all instruments used by provider, making sure they are sent to be cleaned and returned. - Steps in and serves as receptionist when needed. - Serves and protects the practice by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; federal, state, and local requirements. Education : High School Diploma/GED required, Vocational/Technical degree as Medical Assistant or Related field required. Certification/License: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) required. CPR preferred. Experience: At least 1 year experience as MA in a Clinic/Office is preferred,
RN ICU PCU Full-time
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System

Registered Nurse Critical Care, Heart Hospital PCU (PRN Days)

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Lafayette, LA
Job Description The Registered Nurse provides safe therapeutic care in a holistic and systematic way, incorporating differences into the provision of care. Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum to include patient and family education. Relies on education and training to complete responsibilities within scope of licensure as registered nurse. Responsibilities Clinical Practice and Care Management Performs psychosocial/physiologic assessments that integrates changing data Formulates a plan of care based on trends of similar patients, including patient education and discharge planning. Tailors and prioritizes caring practice to individual needs, including cultural/ ethical/ spiritual needs. Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs. (i.e. treatment options patient placement options, end of life options) Responds to changes in patient's needs and provides holistic care using independent clinical judgment based on knowledge drawn from education and experience. Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and family by modifying teaching strategies or content. Integrates education during the delivery of patient care. Collaborates with patients/ families to identify realistic desired outcomes. Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care: determines immediate priorities and offers solution for problems. Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict. Seeks counsel for resolution of conflict. Identifies variances from expected outcomes. Evaluates patient outcomes and makes revisions in the plan of care. Documents all patient care activities as per documentation standards. Assists the healthcare team with the documentation process. Communication and Collaboration Consistently communicates/collaborates with the health care team members, patients and families to maximize patient outcomes. Appropriately delegates patient care activities to other health care team members and participates in making and revising staff assignments to achieve maximum productivity Maintains knowledge regarding unit initiatives, and incorporates the outcomes of the team/ committees work into practice. Participates on unit teams, work groups and/ or committees. Anticipates needs and voluntarily assists others. Quality Demonstrates knowledge of unit based quality improvement initiatives. Participates in quality improvement initiatives by utilizing standards, guidelines, and pathways for care delivery. Incorporates evidence based practice and research findings into nursing practice to enhance outcomes. Professional Development Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to health care team members; displays leadership behaviors. Identifies own learning needs based on self-evaluation and the progress made from the previous year's goals. Accountable for all documentation and completion of all required continuing education and competencies relevant to area of practice as defined by clinical management. Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning. Provides direction and guidance to others regarding practice, serves as a resource, preceptor, and mentor. Leadership skills in critical thinking, decision-making, and problem solving. Other duties Consistently performs 12 organizational Service Standards focused on Values, Service and Quality. Qualifications Graduate of accredited school of nursing Proficient in the English language, verbal and written communication skills, computer skills Current Louisiana State license as RN and BLS certification and ACLS & PALS Certification within first 6 months of hire CPI and NIH Stroke Scale certification within a year of hire Department ACLS BLS PALS NRP Antenatal Yes Yes No Yes Burn Care Yes Yes Yes No Cardiology Yes Yes No No Cath Lab Yes Yes No No Day Patient Yes Yes No No Dialysis Yes Yes No No ED Yes Yes Yes No Labor and Delivery Yes Yes No Yes Medical ICU Yes Yes No No Neonatal ICU No Yes No Yes Operating Room (WCC and Surgicare) Yes Yes Yes No Operating Room (ACC and HH) Yes Yes No No PACU Yes Yes Yes No Patient Care Unit Yes Yes No No Pediatric ICU Yes Yes Yes No Progressive Care Yes Yes No No
RN Full-time
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System

Clinical Access Nurse - RN (PRN)

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System Lafayette, LA
Job Description At Our Lady of Lourdes we offer you much more than just a job in the healthcare industry. We offer career opportunities for people who have a calling to share their gifts and talents as part of our healing ministry. As a Catholic hospital, we are here to create a spirit of healing - and we invite you to join our team today if you would like to be part of that spirit. In addition to competitive salaries and generous benefits, we offer you something special - the chance to do God's work by helping to serve people in need throughout our community, every day. Job Summary: The Clinical Access Supervisor will be the preliminary step of the utilization management process and the access point for admissions. Ensures the coordination of patient care and resource utilization at the time of access to Lourdes. The Clinical Access Supervisor will have an understanding of CMS requirements and guidelines to facilitate appropriate admissions, as well as managed care contracts associated with Lourdes. Serves as a resource in the areas of direct admissions, emergency admissions, transfers from outside facilities, and elective surgery/procedure scheduling and functions as a liaison between admissions, surgery scheduling, physicians and Medical Management. The Clinical Access Supervisor also supervises and coordinates activities of departmental staff, participates in planning work of unit assignments and coordinates activities with other patient care units and related departments. Also Supports compliance with existing criteria and guidelines that ensure appropriate resource utilization. Responsibilities Clinical Access Review Determines medical necessity and level of care guidelines using Interqual criteria for any questionable admission. Has an understanding of specific criteria required for admission, concurrent stay and an understanding of level of care and criteria subsets within each level of care. Ensures the compliance of EMTALA/COBRA regulations as it applies to transfers from outside facilities. Quality Promotes the quality and efficiency of his/her own performance by remaining current with the latest trends in field of expertise through participation in job-relevant seminars and workshops, attendance at professional conferences, and affiliations with national and state professional organizations. Collaboration and Partnership Works closely with the acute Unit Supervisors. Utilizing information provided by the admitting physician, will notify the Unit Supervisors of any potentially difficult cases to ensure the coordination of discharge planning upon admission. Ensures the movement of patients through the continuum of care, enhance quality of care delivered, and control resource utilization. Acts as a liaison between the physicians and Medical Management at the time of access. Under the direction of a Physician Advisor, the Clinical Access Coordinator will query the admitting physician for more information to determine medical necessity of the admission or the level of care desired. At the time of a questionable admission, the Clinical Access Coordinator will have the knowledge to direct the physician to an alternate level of care including skilled care, nursing home or outpatient services. Leadership and Supervision Assists in the effective hiring and training process for department staff. Assigns and monitors staff work and work schedules according to department policy. Maintains appropriate data on employee attendance for payroll/ATM. Administers performance review process in a timely and effective manner. Timely and effectively addresses employee relations issues. Demonstrates ability to coach and mentor staff. Facilitates patient throughput in the admission/discharge/transfer process. Coordinates and communicates critical information related to risk issues, guest service issues or other need to know information with administration, risk management, medical management, medical staff, and patient advocates. Other Duties Performs other duties as assigned or requested. Consistently performs 12 organizational Service Standards focused on Values, Service and Quality. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree RN - Current/unrestricted RN license BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification