Registered Nurse RN - Heart Failure Intermediate Care Unit - PRN Days

Northeast Georgia Medical Center•Gainesville, GA

11h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct, safe patient care based on the nursing process and coordinates care for assigned patients during a shift to promote clinical outcomes. The role provides care to complex patients as part of an interdisciplinary team, expands clinical knowledge and skills, seeks and provides feedback, and takes on a developing bedside leadership role with mentoring as needed. For new graduate clinical RNs, the focus is on developing knowledge and skills and growing the ability to care for increasingly complex patients; new graduates and RNs with less than one year of experience are referred to the RN Residency Program. The RN participates in professional nursing shared governance through VOICE, its councils, Nursing Quality Teams, and Unit Council activities. The role supports improvements in nursing-sensitive indicators, RN satisfaction, employee engagement, safety culture, and patient experience, and contributes to recruiting and retaining an excellent nursing care team. The RN may serve in unit leadership roles and as Nurse in Charge when necessary.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
Associate degree.
One year of experience as a professional RN; new graduates and RNs with less than one year of experience are referred to the RN Residency Program.
Ability to deliver safe, effective, and efficient care that meets population-specific guidelines.
Effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues at all levels, with consideration, respect, and customer-service orientation.
Ability to prioritize, recognize problems, and use evidence-based practice.
Demonstrated self-leadership, appropriate delegation, and support for the NGHS shared governance model.
Basic computer skills to operate computer systems used on the unit.

Nice To Haves

Previous specialty experience.
National certification in the clinical specialty.
Bachelor of Nursing degree.
One year of long-term care experience.
Membership in a professional organization.

Responsibilities

Provide direct, safe, effective patient care using the nursing process and population-specific guidelines.
Coordinate care for assigned patients and work consistently with the interdisciplinary team.
Assess patients, administer medications according to the five rights, document care in the electronic medical record, and evaluate responses to interventions.
Adjust the plan of care appropriately, recognize deterioration or changes in patient status, and seek or access appropriate support and resources.
Follow applicable policies and DNV standards and contribute to maintaining a compliant work environment.
Coordinate discharge planning and include patients and families in care and education.
Prioritize patient care, manage time, use resources effectively, and participate in performance improvement processes.
Promote customer service and contribute to a culture of safety and organizational and unit customer-service initiatives.
Support unit goals and shared governance, participate in VOICE councils, Nursing Quality Teams, and Unit Council activities, and provide input on initiatives.
Complete a professional development plan, pursue personal learning goals, and consult the interdisciplinary team to build clinical understanding.
Supervise and ensure completion of tasks assigned to ancillary or support staff and delegate appropriately.
Serve in unit leadership roles and, when necessary, as Nurse in Charge by managing patient flow, matching available resources to patients, and escalating concerns through the chain of command.
Participate in efforts to recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team and support the nursing profession and community.