Registered Nurse RN Neuro IMCU FT Night

Northeast Georgia Medical Center•Gainesville, GA

11d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works on Neuro IMC, a 16-bed intermediate care unit dedicated to stroke nursing. The unit cares for a range of intermediate-care neurological patients, including high-acuity ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients, patients receiving IV thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke, patients requiring continuous EEG monitoring, patients with neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barré syndrome, myasthenia gravis, and ALS, and patients with hemodynamic instability requiring antiarrhythmic and/or vasopressor medications. The RN provides safe, effective, and efficient care in accordance with population-specific guidelines and the organization’s professional model of care. The role involves collaborating with patients, families, physicians, advanced practice providers, and other care-team members; prioritizing and delegating care appropriately while remaining accountable for its quality; applying evidence-based practice; and contributing to quality improvement, shared governance, and a respectful, inclusive work environment. The RN also participates in interdisciplinary rounds, supports smooth care transitions, pursues ongoing professional development, and contributes to improvements in patient experience, employee engagement, and nurse-sensitive outcomes.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse 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 the unit.
Ability to deliver safe, effective, and efficient care; prioritize and recognize problems; use evidence-based practice; communicate effectively; and delegate appropriately.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, effective, and efficient care that meets population-specific guidelines.
Respond to care-team members’ needs for assistance and adapt flexibly to change.
Lead interdisciplinary rounds to support appropriate care and smooth transitions across the continuum.
Apply the nursing process to meet patients’ and families’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
Identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, ethical, and spiritual issues through critical thinking.
Delegate care appropriately while remaining accountable for the quality of care provided.
Communicate clearly and effectively with patients, families, physicians, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare-team members.
Use safety behaviors and error-prevention tools.
Incorporate the seven Cs of Caring—Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Conscience, Commitment, Comportment, and Creativity—into daily practice.
Seek feedback, improve practice, identify quality-improvement opportunities, and apply evidence-based practice.
Take responsibility for lifelong learning and serve as a resource for students.
Support cultural intelligence, diversity, equity, inclusion, healthy working relationships, and the contributions of team members.
Model safe work hours, time management, efficiency, and stewardship.
Support unit-based shared governance and self-care activities while on duty.
Continually evaluate work processes to support improvement and strategic initiatives.
Achieve and maintain de-escalation training certification as appropriate for the work unit.
Support and evaluate quality-of-care activities and nursing practice.
Participate in unit activities aimed at improving patient experience, employee engagement, and nurse-sensitive indicators.