Registered Nurse - Full Time - 7PM to 7AM

Crisp Regional•Cordele, GA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) I provides professional nursing care in a critical care setting under the leadership of the departmental Nursing Director. The role uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, providing culturally sensitive care appropriate to each patient’s developmental age. The RN formulates and adjusts nursing plans of care, interacts effectively with patients, families, and other members of the health care team, and practices according to scientific principles and established professional nursing standards. The RN assesses and monitors patient conditions, documents findings, interprets diagnostic studies and changes in condition, and takes appropriate action or communicates concerns to the care team. The position includes managing critically ill ICU patients, administering and titrating medications and IV infusions, monitoring invasive lines, and caring for patients requiring mechanical ventilation, BIPAP, or CPAP. The RN also supports patient and family education, rehabilitation, discharge planning, performance improvement, and the orientation and teaching of students and other personnel. The position is full-time, with a 7 PM to 7 AM schedule. The RN must hold a current state Registered Nurse license and current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications. If ACLS and PALS are not current at hire, they must be obtained within three months of hire. A minimum of 12 credit hours of continuing education is required.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing.
Up to one year of work-related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Current state license as a Registered Nurse and good standing with the state’s Department of Professional Credentialing.
Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications; if ACLS and PALS are not current upon hire, they must be obtained within three months of hire.
At least 12 credit hours of continuing education.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, emotional, and age-related needs; document assessment findings; and develop plans of care in conjunction with medical notes.
Collaborate with the patient care team to discuss, evaluate, and monitor plans of care, modifying them as patient conditions change.
Perform basic nursing skills and treatments as prescribed or indicated by the patient’s condition, using professional judgment and consulting physicians as appropriate.
Prepare necessary equipment and assist physicians during examinations and treatments.
Prioritize and complete typical patient assignments within the assigned shift.
Analyze diagnostic studies and changes or abnormalities in patient condition, respond appropriately, and communicate findings to the health care team.
Provide professional nursing care in the critical care setting, including administration of emergency medications and IV infusions, and titration of specified medications to achieve desired hemodynamic responses.
Utilize and monitor invasive lines, including CVP and arterial lines.
Manage critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation, BIPAP, and CPAP according to current policies and best practice standards.
Educate patients and families about treatments, procedures, and nursing care plans, and participate in rehabilitation and recovery support.
Assume on-call responsibility when assigned according to CRHS call policy.
Complete at least 12 credit hours of continuing education and attend professional development and in-service training.
Meet with patients and families to help address emotional problems associated with health care conditions.
Make regular rounds, alone or with physicians, to observe and evaluate symptoms and responses to treatment and medication; determine progress and problems and take corrective action as indicated or directed.
Maintain patient records and report relevant information about patients’ conditions, medications, and treatments to the appropriate person.
Participate in performance improvement studies and integrate performance improvement standards into patient care.
Participate in discharge planning to prepare patients and families for release from the hospital.
Act as a liaison among members of the patient care team.
Serve as a clinical leader by implementing nursing concepts, conducting patient conferences, and assisting with directing, orienting, and teaching student nurses, Nursing Assistants, LPNs, and other ancillary personnel.
Stay current on innovations, developments, procedures, and techniques in nursing care.
Perform duties relating to safety, infection control, and performance improvement as part of CRHS’s quality-of-care efforts.
Present a professional image to coworkers, clinical and medical staff, patients, families, and visitors.
Perform other related duties as assigned.