RN- Registered Nurse- Neuro Critical FT- Days

Northeast Georgia Medical Center•Gainesville, GA

11h

About The Position

Northeast Georgia Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Neuro Critical unit. The nurse provides direct, safe patient care based on the nursing process and coordinates care for assigned patients during a shift to promote clinical outcomes. The role works with an interdisciplinary team to care for complex patients, communicates with patients, families, and colleagues, and seeks and provides feedback to improve clinical practice. The nurse is expected to develop bedside leadership, participate in unit and nursing quality activities, and support improvements in patient experience, employee engagement, and nursing-sensitive indicators. For new graduate clinical RNs, the emphasis is on developing knowledge and skills and growing the ability to care for increasingly complex patients. The RN consults with more experienced clinicians and uses feedback for professional development. The role supports shared governance, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safe transitions of care, and ongoing professional learning.

Requirements

Current license to practice as an RN in Georgia.
Associate's degree in nursing (ADN) or nursing diploma.
At least 1 year of RN experience, demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations, or meeting the experience requirements upon hire.
Demonstrated ability to provide safe, effective, and efficient care according to population-specific guidelines.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, colleagues, and other members of the healthcare team.
Ability to prioritize, recognize problems, apply evidence-based practice, and delegate appropriately.
Basic computer skills to operate computer systems used on the unit.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Previous specialty experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direct, safe, effective, and efficient patient care using the nursing process and population-specific guidelines.
Coordinate care for assigned patients during a shift to promote clinical outcomes.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary care team members and respond to requests for assistance.
Lead interdisciplinary rounds to support appropriate care and smooth transitions across the continuum.
Communicate clearly and effectively with patients, families, physicians, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare team members.
Prioritize care, recognize problems, apply evidence-based practice, and incorporate safety and error-prevention tools.
Delegate care appropriately while remaining accountable for the quality of care provided.
Seek feedback, identify opportunities to improve clinical practice, and support continuous development and lifelong learning.
Participate in unit-based shared governance, Unit Council, nursing quality activities, and improvement efforts.
Support initiatives focused on quality of care, patient experience, employee engagement, and nurse-sensitive indicators.
Serve as a resource for students and support a respectful, inclusive, and effective care team.
Achieve and maintain de-escalation training certification when appropriate for the work unit.
Participate in unit-based self-care activities and continually evaluate work processes for improvement.