Medical Unit Registered Nurse

Prime Healthcare • Riverdale, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. In the Medical/Surgical Unit, the nurse provides direct patient care within their scope of practice and directs and guides patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care. The nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to assigned patients. They communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including cardiac monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms, and respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.

This is a full-time, day-shift position with 12-hour hours at Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale, Georgia.

Requirements

• Hold a current and valid state RN license.
• Hold a current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain it.

Nice To Haves

• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter (preferred).
• Previous acute-care hospital experience (preferred).
• Ventilator management experience (preferred).
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining Medical/Surgical Unit standards of care.
• Take direct responsibility and accountability for care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including cardiac monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Bereavement leave, FMLA, and other leave options.
• Employer 401(k) options.
• Tuition reimbursement options.
• Life, disability, and other insurance options.
• Many other benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed