Job Category:

Nursing - Registered Nurse

Work Shift/Schedule:

12 Hr Evening - Morning

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Job Summary

Capable clinician with previous specialty experience preferred, focused on expanding knowledge and skills. Consistently provides effective direct care as part of the interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. Seeks as well as provides feedback for improved clinical practice. Assumes a beginning clinical bedside leadership role and seeks mentoring in this process. Is a professional member of VOICE professional nursing shared governance providing feedback on issues being addressed at meetings. Participates as a member on VOICE councils and Nursing Quality Teams as appropriate. Actively participates on Unit Council helping with plans to improve NDNQI nursing sensitive indicators, RN Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, Culture of Safety, and Patient Experience data. Works together with other care team members to recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team. For the new graduate clinical RN: focuses primarily on developing knowledge and skills and showing growth in ability to care for increasingly complex patients. Responsible for providing direct and safe patient care based on the nursing process, and for coordinating care for assigned patients on a shift to promote the achievement of clinical outcomes. Requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and accepts feedback as a constructive professional development tool.
 

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia

• Educational Requirements: Associates Degree

• Minimum Experience: Three years of experience in Critical Care. Emergency Department experience will be considered.

• Other: National certification in clinical specialty (or within 6 months of hire)
   

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications: National certification in clinical specialty

• Preferred Educational Requirements: Bachelor of Nursing Degree

• Preferred Experience:  Five years of experience in Critical Care. Emergency Department experience will be considered.

• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates the ability to collaborate with Administrative Nursing Supervisor, critical care staff and physicians to facilitate the safest environment for the patient.

• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, and evaluate activities related to patient care functions.

• Demonstrates appropriate clinical and technical skills.

• Demonstrates consistent ability to utilize appropriate critical thinking skills in assessments and interventions as evidenced by verbal or written reports to nursing administration.              

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Clinical Skills and Knowledge: Demonstrates basic assessment skills. Demonstrates the 6 rights of medication administration. Manages care for basic patient assignment and progresses to care for increasingly complex patients. Accurately documents all aspects of the nursing process using the electronic medical record as applicable. Understands and complies with all DNV standards. Accesses and follows polices. Evaluates patient response to interventions and adjusts plan of care appropriately. Consistently coordinates interdisciplinary care. Uses resources effectively to reduce waste. Participates in PI processes. Participates in maintaining and monitoring the work environment to ensure compliance with DNV regulations. Coordinates discharge planning. Actively contributes to a culture of safety within the organization. 

• Interpersonal Skills and Relationships: Includes the patient and family in patient care. Provides effective education appropriate for the learning needs of patient/ family. Demonstrates appropriate customer service behaviors. Participates in organizational and unit based customer service initiatives.

• Critical Thinking Skills and Innovation: Plans patient care based on assessment. Displays basic prioritization and time management skills. Evaluates patient’s response to interventions and seeks support to adjust the plan of care. Utilizes resources on the unit to increase understanding of the care of unfamiliar patient populations. Recognizes signs of deteriorating patient an