Registered Nurse RN - NICU - PRN - Shift Varies

Northeast Georgia Medical Center•Gainesville, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities. About the Role: Gainesville NICU NICU experience required for PRN Department Overview The Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Gainesville is licensed for 26 beds with flex bed capacity of 35 that primarily provides care for premature and term neonates. Treatments are performed under the orders of NGMC credentialed physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who have privileges to practice at NGMC; and within the policies and procedures of NGMC and the scope of practice for registered nurses and respiratory therapists as defined by State of Georgia. Level III Mechanical ventilation High Frequency Oscillator Ventilation (HFOV) Inhaled Nitric Oxide (NO) Level II capabilities plus: Provide sustained life support Provide comprehensive care for infants born before 32 weeks of gestation and weigh less than 1,500 grams and infants born at all gestational ages and birth weights with critical illness Provide prompt and readily available access to a full range of respiratory support that may include conventional mechanical ventilation and/or high frequency ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide 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.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia
Associates Degree
One year of experience as a professional RN.
New graduate RNs or those with less than one year of experience will be referred to the RN Residency Program.

Nice To Haves

National certification in clinical specialty
Bachelor of Nursing Degree
Long Term Care: One year experience
Membership is professional organization

Responsibilities

Delivers safe, effective, efficient care that meets population specific guidelines.
Actively works to make own and related teams successful, effectively communicates with patients, families and colleagues at all levels, shows consideration and respect for others and fosters customer service.
Effectively prioritizes, recognizes problems, and utilizes evidence based practice.
Demonstrates personal mastery, leadership of self and others, as appropriate, delegates appropriately, and supports NGHS shared governance model.
Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit.
Demonstrates basic assessment skills.
Demonstrates the 5 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 policies.
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.
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.
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 and accesses appropriate resources.
Reads nursing research/EBP articles.
Participates in discharge planning with increasing responsibility and coordination.
Demonstrates the ability to rapidly recognize and anticipate changes in patient status and takes appropriate action while maintaining professional composure.
Recognizes existence of nursing practice trends and questions care as it relates to evidence based practice.
Consistently and independently prioritizes patient care.
Supports unit goals.
Demonstrates support of shared governance through awareness of initiatives.
Completes a professional development plan and shows progress on personal learning goals.
Supervises and ensures completion of task assigned to ancillary/support staff.
Participates in the enhancement of the nursing profession and supporting the community.
Appropriately delegates tasks.
Seeks resources by actively consulting with the interdisciplinary team.
Demonstrates support of shared governance through awareness of initiatives and by providing input.
Serves in a unit leadership role(s).
Serves as the Nurse in Charge as necessary fulfilling the following responsibilities: a. patient flow, b. matches given resources to patients for shift, c. escalates concerns using the chain of command.