Registered Nurse RN - PCCU/IMCU - Full Time Days

Northeast Georgia Health System•Braselton, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Braselton IMCU/PCCU Medical Intermediate Care and Progressive Cardiac Care A 24-bed Medical IMC and PCCU unit. Care is provided for a variety of intermediate care medical patients and progressive cardiac care patients including but not limited to: General Medical Patients requiring more frequent monitoring Patients requiring more frequent monitoring, which may include advanced respiratory support such as BiPap, HiFlo Oxygen, and Vapotherm Endocrine Emergencies requiring more frequent monitoring Gastroenterology requiring more frequent monitoring Alcohol withdrawal with CIWA score <26 Chest Pain Acute Coronary Syndrome Stable Acute Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure Dysrhythmias Patients requiring administration of specific cardiac drugs Services provided include: Central Venous Pressure (CVP) Monitoring Removal of arterial and venous sheaths Chest tube care and management Arterial site management Epidural/PCA management Tracheostomy care Cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring 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. Participates as a member on PNGC 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.
Associate's Degree, ADN or Diploma required.
At least 1 year of RN experience – Demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meets experience requirements upon hire.
Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit.

Nice To Haves

BSN
Previous specialty experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct and safe patient care based on the nursing process.
Coordinate care for assigned patients on a shift to promote the achievement of clinical outcomes.
Serve as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and respond willingly to care team member needs for assistance.
Adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility.
Lead interdisciplinary rounds to facilitate appropriateness of care and smooth transitions across the continuum.
Positively impact the work environment by displaying respect for individuals and the organization.
Effectively apply the nursing process within the framework of the organization’s professional model of care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family.
Demonstrate initiative and seek formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area.
Demonstrate critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, ethical and spiritual issues within the episode of care.
Effectively delegate care as appropriate while retaining accountability for the quality of care given to patients and families.
Communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team including physicians and advanced practice providers; incorporate Safety behavior and error prevention tools.
Incorporate Sister Simone Roach’s 7 Cs of Caring: Ctheory by incorporating the seven Cs of Caring: Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Conscience, Commitment, Comportment, Creativity into daily work and practice.
Create an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
Identify opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
Apply evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice.
Ensure improvements in the practice setting by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.
Serve as a resource for students.
Demonstrate an understanding of cultural intelligence, diversity, equity, and inclusion, lateral violence, and impairment and hold peers accountable for healthy relationships.
Demonstrate deep interdependence by valuing team member contributions, talents, and skills.
Model safe work hours, time management, efficiency, and stewardship.
Support unit-based shared governance activities while on duty.
Actively participate in unit-based selfcare activities.
Continually evaluate work processes with the goal of improvement, to achieve strategic initiatives.
Achieve and maintain de-escalation training certification as appropriate for work unit.
Support in quality of care activities, evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
Support unit-based activities aimed at the ownership improving the patient’s experience, employee engagement, and/or nurse sensitive indicators on the unit with a focus on improvement.