Med Surg RN (PRN)

Monroe County Hospital•Forsyth, GA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The registered nurse is responsible for rendering emergency nursing care based on individualized patient needs, recognized nursing techniques and procedures, established standards, and the scope of nursing practice. The role promotes patients’ physical and mental health by applying the nursing process and participates as a member of the interdisciplinary patient-care team. This PRN position operates in a healthcare facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Shifts are rotating and may vary, with 12-hour working hours. Weekend and holiday work, as well as work during inclement weather, is required. The role reports to the Nursing Services Manager and has no supervisory responsibilities. No travel is expected.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing, minimum.
Current, valid Registered Nurse certification in the state of Georgia.
Current, valid AHA Healthcare Provider training in BCLS and ACLS.
Ability to perform the physical demands of the position, including frequent lifting or moving of objects and patients weighing over 50 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Collect current symptoms and detailed patient histories, and consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient-care plans.
Perform triage while considering physical and psychosocial elements.
Manage basic life support needs and stabilize patients until the attending physician is available, following nursing standards and protocols.
Initiate corrective action when monitoring equipment indicates adverse symptomatology.
Record patients’ current vital signs.
Assist physicians during examinations, diagnostic testing, and treatments.
Prepare, administer, and record prescribed medications given orally, subcutaneously, or through an IV; report adverse reactions according to medication-administration policy.
Provide IV therapy.
Clean and bandage wounds.
Provide basic bedside care.
Maintain appropriate supplies and medical equipment for patient care.
Report suspected abuse to appropriate agencies.
Initiate physician-prescribed patient education and teach patients and significant others about illness or injury management, including home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, medication self-administration, rehabilitation, and follow-up referrals.
Complete multiple urgent tasks professionally and in a timely manner.
Record care information concisely, accurately, completely, and promptly using the appropriate format and forms.
Float among clinical services for which qualified and competent.
Work rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays, and work during inclement weather.