Registered Nurse - RN - PACU - Full Time - 10:00 am to 8:30 pm

Northeast Georgia Medical Center•Gainesville, GA

About The Position

Northeast Georgia Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse for the PACU. 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 involves caring for complex patients as part of an interdisciplinary team, applying evidence-based practice, communicating effectively with patients, families, and colleagues, and contributing to the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice. The position is intended for a clinician who demonstrates competence in RN I expectations and continues to expand clinical knowledge and skills. The nurse participates in team leadership, interdisciplinary rounds, unit-based shared governance, quality improvement, and efforts to improve patient experience, employee engagement, and nursing-sensitive indicators. New graduate RNs focus on developing knowledge and skills and growing their ability to care for increasingly complex patients, with consultation and feedback from experienced clinicians. The schedule is 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The role requires an active Georgia RN license and at least one year of RN experience, or demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meeting the experience requirements upon hire. An associate degree, ADN, or diploma is required; a BSN is preferred.

Requirements

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in Georgia.
Associate degree, ADN, or diploma required.
At least one year of RN experience; alternatively, demonstrated competence in RN I performance expectations or meeting experience requirements upon hire.
Demonstrated ability to provide safe, effective, efficient care that meets population-specific guidelines.
Effective communication with patients, families, and colleagues at all levels.
Ability to prioritize effectively, recognize problems, and use evidence-based practice.
Demonstrated self-leadership, appropriate delegation, and support for the NGHS shared governance model.
Basic computer skills necessary to operate computer systems used on the unit.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including occasional lifting up to 100 pounds and carrying up to 50 pounds, and frequent standing, walking, pushing, pulling, and kneeling, stooping, or bending.
Reading, writing, reasoning, talking, and keyboarding.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Provide direct, safe patient care based on the nursing process and coordinate care for assigned patients during a shift.
Deliver effective, efficient care that meets population-specific guidelines and supports clinical outcomes.
Participate as a full and responsive member of the care team, assisting colleagues and adapting to change.
Lead interdisciplinary rounds to support appropriate care and smooth transitions across the continuum.
Apply the nursing process to meet patients’ and families’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
Use critical thinking to identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, ethical, and spiritual issues during care.
Delegate care appropriately while remaining accountable for the quality of care provided.
Communicate clearly and effectively with patients, families, physicians, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare team members; use safety and error-prevention tools.
Seek feedback and opportunities to improve specialty practice, apply evidence-based practice, and pursue lifelong learning.
Identify quality-improvement opportunities and contribute to improvements in the practice setting.
Serve as a resource for students.
Support unit-based shared governance, quality-of-care activities, and efforts to improve patient experience, employee engagement, and nursing-sensitive indicators.
Promote respectful, healthy team relationships and value team members’ contributions, talents, and skills.
Model safe work hours, time management, efficiency, and stewardship; participate in unit-based self-care activities.
Maintain de-escalation training certification as appropriate for the work unit.
Incorporate the seven Cs of Caring—Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Conscience, Commitment, Comportment, and Creativity—into daily work and practice.