Registered Nurse - Full Time - 7PM to 7AM

Crisp Regional Health Services•Cordele, GA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) I uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care under the leadership of the departmental Nursing Director. The role provides culturally sensitive care appropriate to each patient’s developmental age, develops an appropriate plan of care, and interacts effectively with patients, families, and other members of the health care team. The RN I maintains professional nursing standards and performs duties based on scientific principles and established nursing practice. This role provides professional nursing care in a critical care setting, including care of critically ill patients in the ICU. The RN administers emergency medications and IV infusions, titrates specified medications to achieve desired hemodynamic responses, monitors invasive lines, and manages patients requiring mechanical ventilation, BIPAP, or CPAP. The position also includes patient and family education, discharge planning, participation in performance improvement, and support for the orientation and teaching of students and other personnel.

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 certification.
Current ACLS and PALS certifications; if not current upon hire, they must be obtained within three months of hire.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, emotional, and age-related condition; document findings and develop plans of care in conjunction with medical notes.
Collaborate with the patient care team to evaluate and monitor plans of care, modifying them as the patient’s condition changes.
Perform basic nursing skills and treatments as prescribed or indicated by the patient’s condition.
Use professional judgment in treating patients, modifying treatment, and contacting physicians when appropriate.
Prepare or direct preparation of equipment and assist physicians during examinations and treatment.
Prioritize work and complete typical patient assignments during the assigned shift.
Analyze diagnostic studies and changes or abnormalities in patient condition, and communicate relevant findings to the health care team.
Provide professional nursing care in the critical care setting, including administering emergency medications and IV infusions and titrating medications used in ICU care to the desired hemodynamic response.
Use and monitor invasive lines, including CVP and arterial lines, and manage critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation, BIPAP, or CPAP.
Manage critically ill ICU patients according to current policies and best practice standards.
Educate patients and families about treatments, procedures, and nursing care plans, and participate in rehabilitation.
Assume on-call responsibility when assigned under CRHS call policy.
Complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of continuing education.
Meet with patients and families to help them address emotional problems associated with health care conditions.
Make regular rounds, observe and evaluate symptoms and responses to treatment and medications, assess progress and problems, and take corrective action as indicated or directed.
Maintain patient records and report pertinent information about patient conditions, medications, and treatments to the appropriate person.
Participate in performance improvement studies and incorporate performance improvement standards into patient care.
Participate in discharge planning and act as a liaison among members of the patient’s 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 nursing care innovations, developments, procedures, and techniques.
Perform duties related to safety, infection control, and performance improvement as part of CRHS’s quality efforts.
Present a professional image to nursing coworkers, clinical and medical staff, patients, families, and visitors.
Attend professional development programs and in-service training and meet the minimum continuing professional education requirements.
Perform other related duties as assigned.