Registered Nurse RN - Surgical Short Stay - PRN A

Northeast Georgia Health System•Gainesville, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Surgical Short Stay is an 11-bed unit with all private rooms, 1 room equipped to be utilized as a negative pressure room. As a 23-hour surgical observation unit, care will be provided to a variety of surgical patients including but not limited to: Elective Total Joint replacements surgeries (Shoulder, knee, hip), General Surgeries (Thyroid, parathyroid, laparoscopic, robotic), GYN surgeries, Plastic surgeries, Neurosurgical surgeries (Neck, back), Urology surgeries, and Vascular surgeries. Patients receive physical, emotional, spiritual and psychosocial support for themselves and their families. The Surgical Short Stay Unit collaborates with the Inpatient Surgical Departments to provide comprehensive postoperative care for patients that require extended recovery after surgery but do not meet the need for inpatient care.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia
Associates Degree
One year of experience as a professional RN.
Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on unit

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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 polices.
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.