Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) Adults - Willowbrooke (Nights)

Tanner Health•Villa Rica, GA

91d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse performs nursing functions and supervises other RNs, LPNs, and other assistive personnel in the performance of nursing care according to the state nurse practice act. The Registered Nurse assesses patient needs, plans and implements patient care, and evaluates the effectiveness of care provided. This role involves assessing patient needs, planning and implementing patient care, and evaluating the effectiveness of care provided. The position requires the nurse to assess and plan patient care considering biophysical, psychosocial, and spiritual patient care needs, establish patient goals, select interventions, and document the plan of care in the Electronic Health Record. The nurse will also set priorities, utilize personnel appropriately, and effectively communicate with physicians and other members of the health care team. Additionally, the role involves providing safe and effective nursing care, administering medications, nutritional supplements, IV fluids, and blood products per policy, educating patients and significant others regarding their disease process and discharge planning, and coordinating patient care with other departments. The nurse must recognize changes in patient condition, take action, and request assistance as necessary, participate in multi-disciplinary patient care planning conferences, and document in compliance with hospital policy and procedures and regulatory agency requirements. The Registered Nurse is responsible for knowledge of state, federal, and regulatory agency rules and regulations, hospital policies and procedures, and standards of nursing practice. They are also responsible for evaluating self and meeting pre-established professional goals, and participating in required annual hospital-wide and nursing continuing education. The role also includes acting as a resource to students, new employees, and other personnel, assisting other staff members in providing care, and timely attendance at unit staff meetings and mandatory in-services. The nurse is expected to show consideration for the team by reporting on time for shifts and taking only allotted time for breaks, and assisting in the control and maintenance of supplies and equipment. Employees perform within the prescribed limits of Tanner Health System's Ethics and Compliance program and are responsible to detect, observe, and report compliance variances.

Requirements

Georgia Registered Nurse License or Multistate Nursing License
Healthcare Provider (CPR) or must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
SCIPP required within 90 days of hire into Willowbrooke.
No prior work experience required
Supervises and directs work of other RNs, LPNs, and Nurse Techs as appropriate.
ACLS within 6 months of hire into ED, ICU, Surgery, PACU, L&D, SSU if taking GI call, or Cath Lab.
NRP within 6 months of hire into Nursery and L&D.
PALS within one year of hire in PACU

Nice To Haves

Qualifications as designated in Nursing Clinical Ladder Policy.

Responsibilities

Performs nursing functions and supervises other RNs, LPNs, and other assistive personnel in the performance of nursing care according to the state nurse practice act.
Assesses patient needs, plans and implements patient care, and evaluates the effectiveness of care provided.
Assess and plan patient care considering biophysical, psychosocial, and spiritual patient care needs.
Establish patient goals to meet identified healthcare needs, select interventions and document the plan of care in Electronic Health Record.
Set priorities and utilize personnel appropriately.
Effectively communicate with physicians and other members of the health care team.
Provide safe and effective nursing care.
Administer medications, nutritional supplements, IV fluids, and blood products per policy.
Educate the patient significant other regarding their disease process and discharge planning.
Coordinate patient care with other departments.
Recognize changes in the patient's condition, take action, request assistance as necessary.
Participate in multi-disciplinary patient care planning conferences.
Document in compliance with hospital policy and procedures and regulatory agency requirements.
Responsible for knowledge of state, federal, and regulatory agency rules and regulations, hospital policies and procedures, (including OSHA Blood Borne Pathogen regulations, restraint, and pain management requirements) and standards of nursing practice.
Evaluates self and meets pre-established professional goals.
Participates in required annual hospital-wide and nursing continuing education.
Act as a resource to students, new employees, and other personnel.
Assist other staff members in providing care.
Timely attendance at the unit staff meeting and mandatory in-services.
Show consideration for Team by reporting on time for a shift and taking only allotted time for breaks.
Assist in control and maintenance of supplies and equipment.
Detect, observe, and report compliance variances to their immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Hotline.