Registered Nurse - (Emergency Dept)
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- NRP
How this pay compares
This posting states $26.50–$39.75 an hour. Open emergency room nurse jobs in Louisiana post a median of $54.50 an hour, the middle half $43.50–$55, across 6 jobs that state their pay, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Emergency room nurses employed in Louisiana earn a median of $38.57 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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About the job
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Full Time Positions available. (7am-7pm, 7pm-7am, 9am-9pm) in our Emergency Department Main Campus.
The Registered Nurse provides 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 patient’s 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
Excellent Benefits: click her for more details OGHS-Benefits.pdf
From Opelousas General Health System's job posting, checked 5 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Opelousas General Health System
Opelousas General Health System is a public hospital with an emergency department in Opelousas, LA. Its job board posts jobs for nurses, physicians and front-office staff. Source: Medicare Care Compare: Opelousas General Health System
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