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Registered Nurse (Emergency Dept)


Job Location:

Opelousas, LA - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 26 - 39
Posted: 2 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 29 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary


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Full Time Positions available. (7am-7pm 7pm-7am 9am-9pm)in our Emergency Department Main Campus.

The Registered Nurseprovides direct nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process performs technical nursing functions and upholds the standard of practice of a professional nurse in caring for infant through geriatric patients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Utilizes the nursing process as the basis for nursing care.
  • Provides direct patient care
  • Performs nursing functions applying professional skills.
  • Documents and maintains date on patients record.
  • Maintains a safe environment.
  • Applies basic teaching / learning concepts to patient education.
  • Provides for life support.
  • Acts as a patient advocate.
  • Cooperates as a member of the nursing unit department and overall hospital team.
  • Participates in performance improvement.
  • Delegates and / or supervises aspects of care to team members and reviews completion.
  • Performs related work as required.
  • Communicates pertinent data to appropriate parties.
  • Maintains patient confidentiality.
  • Conducts himself/herself effectively in stressful situations.
  • Approaches situations with distressed patients families and visitors in a calm professional manner.
  • Collaborates with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients.
  • Properly assesses and manages patient populations with appropriate intervention.
  • Administers intravenous medications and / or parenteral nutrition.
  • Administers blood products and evaluates patient response.


Minimum Qualifications


  • Associates or Bachelors Degree from accredited Nursing Program
  • License as a Registered Nurse
  • CPR ( BLS)-Required
  • CPR( ACLS PALS) -Preferred
  • NRP- Preferred

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Required Experience:

IC


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