Medical Unit Registered Nurse

Prime Healthcare • Riverdale, GA

3d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care within the Medical/Surgical Unit. The nurse is directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients. The nurse communicates changes in a patient's clinical condition to the physician, including cardiac monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.

Nice To Haves

• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained current (preferred).
• Previous acute care hospital experience (preferred).
• Ventilator management experience (preferred).
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Use the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to deliver safe patient care.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care within the Medical/Surgical Unit.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate changes in patients' clinical conditions to physicians, including cardiac monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Bereavement leave, FMLA, and other leave options
• Employer 401K options
• Tuition reimbursement options
• Life, disability, and other insurance options
• Many other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed