Registered Nurse - RN - OR - Full Time - 7:00 - 5:30 pm

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 serves a variety of complex patients as part of an interdisciplinary team and involves expanding clinical knowledge and skills, seeking and offering feedback, and developing bedside leadership. New graduate RNs focus on building skills and progressing toward caring for increasingly complex patients, with consultation and mentoring from more experienced clinicians. The RN participates in professional nursing shared governance, unit councils, Nursing Quality Teams, and initiatives to improve nursing-sensitive indicators, RN satisfaction, employee engagement, safety culture, and patient experience. The position supports recruitment and retention of an excellent nursing team and may serve in unit leadership roles, including Nurse in Charge as needed. This operating room role requires an associate degree, Georgia RN licensure, completion of Peri-op 101 or equivalent and/or procedural-area experience, and one year of professional RN experience. New graduates and RNs with less than one year of experience will be referred to the RN Residency Program. The schedule is a 10-hour morning-afternoon shift, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
Associate degree.
Completion of Peri-op 101 or equivalent and/or experience in a procedural area.
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 provide safe, effective, and efficient care that meets population-specific guidelines.
Effective communication with patients, families, colleagues, and interdisciplinary team members; demonstrates consideration, respect, and customer service.
Ability to prioritize, recognize problems, and use evidence-based practice.
Demonstrates 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.
Two years of experience in a specialty nursing field, specifically the Operating Room.
Membership in a professional organization.
Previous specialty experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct, safe, effective patient care based on the nursing process and coordinate care for assigned patients during a shift.
Assess patients, administer medications according to the five rights, document care in the electronic medical record, and evaluate responses to interventions.
Adjust plans of care as appropriate and coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, including discharge planning.
Follow policies and comply with DNV standards and regulations; help maintain and monitor a compliant work environment.
Include patients and families in care and provide education appropriate to their learning needs.
Prioritize patient care, use evidence-based practice, recognize deterioration or changes in patient status, and take appropriate action.
Use unit resources effectively, reduce waste, participate in performance improvement processes, and contribute to a culture of safety.
Support unit goals and shared governance initiatives, contribute feedback, and participate in relevant councils and quality teams.
Complete a professional development plan, pursue learning goals, and seek feedback and mentoring.
Supervise and ensure completion of tasks assigned to ancillary or support staff and delegate appropriately.
Serve in unit leadership roles and as Nurse in Charge when necessary, including coordinating patient flow, matching resources to patients, and escalating concerns through the chain of command.
Support nursing professional development and community engagement and contribute to recruitment and retention of the care team.