Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Department - FT Nights

Northeast Georgia Medical Center•Braselton, GA

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About The Position

Northeast Georgia Health System is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Emergency Department on a full-time night schedule. The RN 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 within an interdisciplinary team and cares for a variety of complex patients. Nurses are expected to expand their knowledge and skills, seek and provide feedback, and consult more experienced clinicians when needed. New graduate clinical RNs focus on developing knowledge and skills and growing their ability to care for increasingly complex patients. The position includes clinical leadership and professional practice responsibilities. The RN may serve as a charge nurse, lead or participate in teams and committees, contribute to shared governance and quality improvement, support evidence-based practice, and help develop other team members through education and precepting. The RN also contributes to quality, safety, patient experience, employee engagement, and nursing-sensitive outcomes. The position requires an Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) or a diploma and an active Georgia RN license. At least one year of RN experience is required; a BSN and previous specialty experience are preferred.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as an RN in Georgia.
Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) or diploma required.
At least 1 year of RN experience, with demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations, or meeting the experience requirements upon hire.
Ability to provide safe, effective, and efficient care consistent with population-specific guidelines.
Effective communication, prioritization, problem recognition, and evidence-based practice skills.
Demonstrated personal mastery and leadership of self and others, including appropriate delegation.
Basic computer skills to operate unit computer systems.

Nice To Haves

Previous specialty experience preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (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 promote achievement of clinical outcomes.
Prioritize care, recognize problems, and use evidence-based practice.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, advanced practice providers, colleagues, and other care team members.
Seek and provide feedback and consult experienced clinicians as appropriate.
Serve as a charge nurse and help ensure patient care is cost-effective, quality-driven, and patient-focused.
Participate in and lead teams as part of daily practice, including participation in an NGMC committee or council.
Role-model communication, safety, error-prevention, healthy work-environment, and caring practices.
Share knowledge and expertise, support continuous learning, and participate in quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
Assist with unit-based education, in-services, and skills validation; serve as a preceptor as needed for students, nurse residents, and experienced nurses.
Participate in unit-based shared governance and self-care activities, advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, and healthy relationships, and use techniques to mitigate workplace violence.
Serve as a unit-based champion, complete audits, provide data to management, and serve as a super user.
Evaluate nursing practice quality and effectiveness and participate in activities to improve patient experience, employee engagement, and nurse-sensitive indicators.
Work with care team members to recruit and retain an excellent nursing care team.