Registered Nurse RN - Surgical Short Stay - FT Nights

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.
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 Preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance.
Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility.
Leads interdisciplinary rounds to facilitate appropriateness of care and smooth transitions across the continuum.
Positively impacts the work environment by displaying respect for individuals and the organization.
Effectively applies 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.
Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice within specialty area.
Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, ethical and spiritual issues within the episode of care.
Effectively delegates care as appropriate while retaining accountability for the quality of care given to patients and families.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the healthcare team including physicians and advanced practice providers; incorporates Safety behavior and error prevention tools.
Incorporates 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.
Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
Applies evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice.
Ensures improvements in the practice setting by assuming responsibility for self-development in life-long learning.
Serves as a resource for students.
Demonstrates an understanding of cultural intelligence, diversity, equity, and inclusion, lateral violence, and impairment and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships.
Demonstrating deep interdependence by valuing team member contributions, talents, and skills.
Models safe work hours, time management, efficiency, and stewardship.
Supports unit-based shared governance activities while on duty.
Actively participates in unit-based selfcare activities.
Continually evaluate work processes with the goal of improvement, to achieve our strategic initiatives.
Achieves and maintains de-escalation training certification as appropriate for work unit.
Supports in quality of care activities, evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
Supports 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.