Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Department - PT Nights

Northeast Georgia Medical Center•Gainesville, GA

17d

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 works with an interdisciplinary care team and cares for a variety of complex patients. The clinician develops knowledge and skills, seeks and provides feedback, consults with more experienced clinicians when needed, and accepts feedback as a tool for professional development. The position also involves a beginning bedside leadership role and participation in unit and nursing quality activities.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as a registered nurse in Georgia.
Associate's degree, ADN, or diploma required.
At least one year of RN experience, demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations, or meeting the experience requirements upon hire.
Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on the unit.
Ability to deliver safe, effective, efficient care that meets population-specific guidelines.
Ability to prioritize, recognize problems, and utilize evidence-based practice.
Effective communication and collaboration with patients, families, and colleagues.

Nice To Haves

Previous specialty experience preferred.
BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct, safe, effective, and efficient patient care based on the nursing process and population-specific guidelines.
Coordinate care for assigned patients during a shift to support clinical outcomes.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, advanced practice providers, and colleagues.
Prioritize care, recognize problems, and use evidence-based practice.
Participate in unit council, shared governance, nursing quality teams, and quality-improvement activities.
Help improve nursing-sensitive indicators, RN satisfaction, employee engagement, culture of safety, and patient experience.
Recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team in collaboration with other care team members.
Serve as a charge nurse and ensure care is cost-effective, quality-driven, and patient-focused.
Serve on and lead teams, and participate in at least one NGMC committee or council.
Model healthy work-environment behaviors, effective communication, safety practices, and error-prevention tools.
Share knowledge and research with the healthcare team and support continuous learning.
Assist with unit-based education, in-services, and skills validation; serve as a preceptor as needed.
Promote cultural intelligence, diversity, equity, inclusion, and healthy workplace relationships.
Serve as a unit-based champion, complete required audits, provide data to management, and serve as a super user.
Participate in unit-based activities to improve patient experience, employee engagement, and nurse-sensitive indicators.