Company Summary:
Business Health Partners was founded in 1995 to assist the local industry and businesses of Southwest Louisiana in meeting the increasing testing and screening requirements of federal agencies, insurance providers and industrial facilities.
Since then Business Health Partners has grown to offer injury treatment, corporate wellness programs, and the best safety training and on-site services in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. With offices serving the Orange / Port Arthur / Beaumont / Deer Park areas of Texas as well as the Lake Charles / Sulphur / Westlake / DeRidder / Leesville / Ft. Polk areas along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana we strive to assist our corporate partners and businesses with premier Occupational Medical Services.
Employment Summary:
Operations and nursing staff members are an integral part of the Paraoccdoc’s team. We expect that all patient care representatives and patient care professionals make a valiant effort at all times to meet the needs of our patients. This role requires that the nursing professional have resilient professional behavior, utilize support resources, and manage tools to provide patient care. The employee must be self-motivated, self-starting, and require minimal day to day supervision. The Paraoccdoc’s company is a fast paced working and learning environment.
Essential Job Functions:
- Use the nursing process by demonstrating appropriate assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the patient's care, as evidenced by client/staff observation.
- Assess the patient: collect and document the patient's current health status and medical history. Complete and/or review Admission Data Record as defined by policy. Make accurate and ongoing assessment of patient's status and respond appropriately.
- Plan/implement: set priorities for nursing action in a logical sequence according to patient's needs and formulate a plan of care by the appropriate selection of Nurse Practice Standards. The plan of care is initiated on patient admission based on all aspects of the initial assessment. Plan includes physiological, psychosocial and environmental factors: patient/significant other education and patient discharge planning.
- Evaluate: perform ongoing assessment and revise plan of care based on new data and patient's condition.
- Document accurate and ongoing assessment of patient status: Document patient care, including nursing intervention, patient response to care provided, patient needs, problems, capabilities, limitations, and progress toward goals. Documentation includes evidence of appropriate patient/significant other teaching, and the understanding of these instructions is noted in the medical record
- Communicate with the physician regarding patient's needs, the nursing assessments and recommendations on a daily basis and as needed, as evidenced by client feedback and operations coordinator observation.
- Collaborate with other nurses and health team members to ensure the patient's wellbeing as evidenced by staff/client feedback.
- Teach patient/significant other appropriate health information in a timely manner and share written informational material as evidenced by client feedback and operations coordinator observation.
- Perform direct patient care, using established procedures, policies and standards as evidenced by client/staff feedback and operations coordinator observation.
- Administer medications and IVs according to policy and procedure.
- Observe and document patient's response to pertinent medications.
- Demonstrate ability and appropriate technical skills when administering treatments and procedures in accordance with physician's orders and policy and procedure (done within a timely manner).
- Demonstrate necessary skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to policy, procedure and division/unit specific competencies.
- Demonstrate ability to handle emergency situations in a prompt, precise and professional manner.
- Provide personal patient care to ensure comfort and well-being to the patient, acknowledging physiological and psychological needs.
- Perform indirect patient care, using established procedures, policies and standards as evidenced by client/staff feedback and operations coordinator observation.
- Give a thorough, concise report at change of shift. Communicate pertinent information to the appropriate person in a timely manner.
- Demonstrate accurate and timely documentation according to form guidelines.
- Accurately transcribe physician orders according to policy and procedure.
- Maintain a clean, neat and safe environment for patient and staff according to policy and procedure as evidenced by staff/client feedback and operations coordinator observation.
- Ensure that supplies and equipment necessary for patient care are stored in an organized and efficient manner.
- Demonstrate correct and safe technique in the use of equipment according to specific product information.
- Follow appropriate procedure for obtaining and returning or cleaning/disposing of equipment and supplies.
- Participate in economical utilization of supplies and ensure that equipment is maintained in a clean and safe manner.
- Adhere to administrative system/nursing service policies as evidenced by operations coordinator.
- Remain conscientious in regard to personal hygiene and comply with specific division/unit regulations.
- Comply with specific system/division/unit policy and procedure concerning safety.
- 100% attendance to mandatory skill updates yearly required.
Competencies:
Customer/Client Focus, Teamwork Orientation, Problem Solving/Analysis, Communication Proficiency, Learning Orientation, Ethical Conduct, Stress Management/Composure, Discretion
Requirements:
Required Education and Experience
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Must hold a valid up to date nursing license in the state of Louisiana and/ or Texas.
- Must meet all continuing education credit requirements.
- Knowledge regarding the nursing process and its application, including the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
Additional Requirements:**
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This role requires the employee to have excellent written and verbal communication skills. The employee must be able to read, write, and speak for at least 85% of the time. The employee must be able to sit and stand equally 100% of the time.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
This position requires intermittent physical activity, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching as well as lifting and supporting patients.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $29.00 - $32.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Supplemental pay types:
Weekly schedule:
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- RN (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Westlake, LA 70669: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person