Registered Nurse - RN - Long Term Care - New Horizons Limestone - PRN

Northeast Georgia Health System•Gainesville, GA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct, safe patient care using the nursing process and coordinates care for assigned patients during a shift to promote clinical outcomes. The role delivers effective care to a variety of patients, progresses from basic assignments to increasingly complex care, and consults experienced clinicians as needed. New graduate RNs focus on building knowledge and skills and are referred to the RN Residency Program if they have less than one year of professional RN experience. The RN is part of an interdisciplinary team and contributes to clinical practice improvement, patient and family education, discharge planning, patient safety, and organizational quality initiatives. The role includes a beginning bedside leadership component, participation in professional nursing shared governance and unit initiatives, appropriate delegation and supervision of support staff, and development through feedback and professional learning goals.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

National certification in a clinical specialty.
Bachelor of Nursing degree.
One year of Long Term Care experience.
Membership in a professional organization.
Previous specialty experience.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, effective, efficient, population-specific patient care based on assessment and the nursing process.
Coordinate care for assigned patients during the shift and contribute to achievement of clinical outcomes.
Perform patient assessments, administer medications according to the five rights, document care in the electronic medical record, and evaluate patient responses to interventions.
Adjust plans of care as appropriate and recognize deterioration or changes in patient status, seeking support and taking appropriate action.
Coordinate interdisciplinary care and participate in discharge planning.
Include patients and families in care and provide education suited to their learning needs.
Follow policies and comply with DNV standards; help maintain and monitor a compliant work environment.
Use resources effectively to reduce waste and participate in performance-improvement processes and a culture of safety.
Prioritize patient care, use evidence-based practice, and consult unit resources and the interdisciplinary team when needed.
Support unit goals, shared governance, and customer-service initiatives; provide feedback and participate in relevant councils and quality teams.
Develop professionally by completing a development plan, pursuing learning goals, seeking feedback, and contributing to the nursing profession and community.
Delegate appropriately and supervise completion of tasks assigned to ancillary and support staff.
Serve in unit leadership roles and as Nurse in Charge when necessary, including managing patient flow, matching resources to patients, and escalating concerns through the chain of command.
Work with care team members to support recruitment and retention of an excellent nursing care team.